Identify bird calls with this handy guide and CD, which together feature 500 distinctive southern African species. The CD gives the best-known song or call of each species; the book provides clear and accessible text, with a brief account for each species, including a description of the song, associated behaviour, similar-sounding species, the bird's favoured habitat type, and a distribution map. The introduction describes interesting aspects of bird vocalisations, the differences between true songbirds and non-songbirds and why calls often change with the seasons and time of day. Delve into the endlessly fascinating language of birds with this concise guide and CD.
- ISBN10 1431701203
- ISBN13 9781431701209
- Publish Date 1 August 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country ZA
- Publisher Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd
- Imprint Struik Nature
- Format Paperback
- Pages 176
- Language English