A Photographic Guide to Birds of East Africa by Dave Richards

A Photographic Guide to Birds of East Africa (Compact Illustrated East African Field Guide)

A Pocket Photographic Identification Guide to the Birds of East Africa, with Distribution Maps

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: A Photographic Guide to Birds of East Africa
• Author: Dave Richards
• Editor: Pippa Parker
• Publisher: Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town
• Publication Date: 2000
• ISBN-13: 9781868724871
• ISBN-10: 1868724875
• Edition Details: Second edition, as stated on the title page.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound, with a saddle-billed stork photograph to the front cover and red back cover and spine.
• Physical Format: Tall, narrow pocket-guide format, approximately 190 x 100 mm. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs and small distribution maps.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Wraps: The illustrated card wrappers are clean and bright, with only slight light rubbing along the edges of the back cover. The spine is straight with no visible creasing, and the corners are intact. The page edges are clean and cream.
• Interior: The pages are clean, white to cream, and free of foxing, marks or writing. The binding is tight.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

A Photographic Guide to Birds of East Africa is a compact identification guide to the birds most likely to be encountered in the region's accessible habitats. Each species is shown in a clear colour photograph, accompanied by short identification notes. The back cover claims 350 photographs and 265 species.

Every species account carries a distribution map, and family outlines and thumbnail silhouettes help the reader find the correct group of birds quickly in the field. The narrow pocket format makes it a practical companion for safari and birding trips.

This is a useful used copy for birders and for collectors of Africana natural history and field guides, in clean, bright condition with no markings.

Author Profile: Dave Richards

Dave Richards is a safari guide and camp manager who has led wildlife safaris in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Botswana, Madagascar, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. He is also a photographer who regularly contributes articles and photographs to local and international magazines and books.

His other titles include Wildlife of East Africa: A Photographic Guide (Struik Nature, 2013), Pocket Guide to Birds of East Africa (2016), and 100 Common Bird Calls in East Africa, written with Brian Finch.

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