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description: From the most trusted name in birding--beloved by millions of backyard enthusiasts and experts alike--comes a completely new and definitive guide to the birds of North America: the most comprehensive authoritative and up-to-date work of its kindDeveloped by the creators of the best-selling Audubon field guides this handsome volume is the result of a collaboration among leading scientists scholars taxonomic and field experts photo editors and designers. An indispensable reference it covers more than 800 species with over 3500 full-color photographs of birds in their natural habitat often with four or five images of each species. For ease of use the book includes a glossary a robust index and a ribbon marker and is arranged according to the American Ornithological Society's latest Checklist of North and Middle American Birds--with birds sorted by taxonomic orders and grouped by family so that related species are presented together. Range maps reflecting the impact of climate change accompany nearly every entry along with a physical description and information on voice nesting habitat and similar species. This guide also includes an important new category on conservation status and essays by leading scholars in each field who provide holistic insights into the world of birds. Whether trying to determine which owl is interrupting your dinner or successfully identifying all of the warblers that arrive in spring readers will come to rely on this work of remarkable breadth depth and elegance. It is a must-have reference for the library of any birder and is poised to become the number one guide in the field.
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title: The National Audubon Society Birds of North America
publisher: Knopf Publishing Group