Synopses & Reviews
This book is the most comprehensive work yet published in one volume on Australian bird life. Full details are given of the field marks, habits, voice characteristics, breeding and nesting habits, and range of each species. To enable quick field identification each description is linked by a serial number to its illustration and also to its relevant distribution map.
Review
"If you carry only one field guide [to Australia], take the Pizzey."
--American Birds
Review
"If you are planning to go to Australia, you must take this book!... For those who plan to stay behind, I recommend this book.... The birds are presented in a familiar, matter-of-fact format and ... their splendor comes through."
--Florida Naturalist