num_pages: 640
description: The ultimate reference book for birdwatchers and bird loversthe first single-volume book to illustrate all of the worlds bird speciesThis is a book like no otherthe only truly comprehensive one-volume illustrated guide to all of the worlds birds covering the complete International Ornithological Congress World Bird List. Featuring more than 300 stunning large-format full-color plates this accessible and authoritative encyclopedic reference presents incredibly detailed accurate and beautiful paintings of more than 10700 species by some of the worlds best bird artists led by the legendary Norman Arlott and Ber van Perlo. In addition The Complete Birds of the World provides detailed but concise identification information about each species on facing pagesincluding facts about voice habitat and geographic distribution. The result is a visual and verbal feast that captures the astonishing variety of bird life around the planetand that will be cherished by any birder.
language: English
title: The Complete Birds of the World: Every Species Illustrated
publisher: Princeton University Press