The most comprehensive identification guide to the wildlife of Africa Africa has the greatest diversity and numbers of birds and mammals on the planet. This field guide is the perfect introduction to the wildlife and nature reserves of Africa, which has 70 of the world's top 100 parks for observing large numbers of birds and mammals. / 577 stunning full-colour photographs illustrate the mammals, birds, reptiles and insects of Africa / Includes range maps for 470 species / A thumb-tab key helps you to locate quickly the correct group of plates / 850 different species are described in the text