National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 2nd Edition

A refreshed and updated edition of the comprehensive 2005 reference title Booklist called one of the finest one-volume reference works ever published on North American birds. - a comprehensive reference with information beyond field guide ID pointers on all North American species. Essential, comprehensive, and easy to use, the revised edition of National Geographic Complete Birds of North America is an astonishing resource that covers every bird species found in North America as well as all the seasonal visitors. Entries are organised by family group, the taxonomic organization newly updated to match current American Ornithologists' Union guidelines. Within a family, each separate bird entry has dozens of tips and illustrations on species' genders, age groups, behaviour, habitats, nesting and feeding habits, and migration routes. Providing full information on 995 species, this is a remarkable value at the price with unique features including: * 4000 annotated illustrations by expert bird artists * 150 colour photographs * Text by America's foremost birding authorities * Hundreds of range and migration maps, fully updated * Cutting-edge information on identification