Universally recognised as by far the most authoritative work ever published on the subject, The Birds of Africa is the first handbook to describe all the birds of the African continent in one series. These volumes have received world-wide acclaim for their clear, concise presentation of material and the excellent quality of the colour plates, which vividly illustrate the African avifauna, and each is completed with full bibliographies, acoustic references and indexes. The beauty and scholarship of this now standard reference on African birds must ensure it a place on every ornithologist’s bookshelf.
The third volume completes the coverage of the non-passerine families, and marks the halfway point in realising the late Leslie Brown's dream of a new African bird handbook. As in Volume 2, invited experts thoroughly describe each species under a comprehensive set of headings.