Birds of Africa

A comprehensive account of the birds of Africa. The text covers all the avifaunal families that occur in Africa, discusses the species that occur within each family, and provides representative examples of each family in depth. Also included is a general introduction to the major avifaunal regions of Africa - the Ethiopian and Palearctic regions - as well as discussions on the African avifaunal fossil record and the evolution, conservation and habitat diversity of African birds. There are colour photographs and line drawings to aid identification.