Birds of Southern Africa 5th edition 2023

A substantially revised and expanded new edition of the best-selling standard field guide to Southern Africa, now with a dedicated app providing access to bird calls.

Now in its fifth edition, Birds of Southern Africa has been updated by its expert authors and considerably enhanced with a wide range of new information and features. Offering comprehensive coverage of the birdlife of South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique, this comprehensive book is sure to retain its place as one of Africa's most reliable field guides.

This fifth edition features:

• New 'Bird Call' feature: access calls by scanning QR codes in the guide with a free downloadable app
• More than 800 new illustrations, including all-new plates for birds of prey and seabirds
• Comprehensive coverage of Southern African birds, including the latest species records
• Redrawn plates highlighting identification features
• Calendar bars showing species occurrence and breeding periods
• Fully updated species counts and distribution maps
• New contributions from new authors and illustrators
• Alphabetical and illustrated quick references to bird groups