Birds of Australia - Regional References and Guides

Regional References and Guides

Important regional references include:

• The Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (HANZAB), the pre-eminent scientific reference, in seven volumes.
• The New Atlas of Australian Birds, an extensive detailed survey of Australian bird distributions.
• The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000, Garnett, Stephen T.; & Crowley, Gabriel M., Environment Australia, Canberra, 2000 ISBN 0-642-54683-5, a comprehensive survey of the conservation status of Australian species, with costed conservation and recovery strategies.
• Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds was once the standard general reference, but is now somewhat dated. The second edition (1986) remains in print.
• Where to See Birds in Victoria, edited by Tim Dolby (2009), features places in Victoria for seeing birds.

Full-coverage field guides in print are as follows, in rough order of authority:

• Pizzey: Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, Pizzey, G, Knight, F and Menkhorst, P (ed), 7th edition, 2003 ISBN 978-0-207-19821-2
• Slater: The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds, Slater P, Slater P and Slater R, 2009 revised edition
• Simpson and Day: Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, Simpson K and Day N, 8th edition, 2010; ISBN 0-670-07231-1
• Morcombe: Field Guide to Australian Birds, Morcombe, M, 2nd edition 2003, and complete compact edition 2004
• Flegg: Photographic Field Guide: Birds of Australia, Flegg, J, 2nd edition, 2002
• Trounson: Australian Birds: A Concise Photographic Field Guide, Trounson D and Trounson M, 2005 reprint
• Cayley: What Bird is That?, Cayley, N, 2000 edition

• Wedgetail Eagle

• Forest Kingfisher

• Laughing Kookaburra

• Barking Owl

• Plumed Whistling Duck

• White-faced Heron

• Australian Magpie

• Rainbow Bee-eater

• Apostlebird

• Australian Brush Turkey

• Australian King Parrot

• Black Kite

• Cattle Egret

• Eastern Yellow Robin

• Noisy Friarbird

• Mistletoebird