Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi (Helm Field Guides)

This spectacular new edition of the best-selling Helm field guide of all time covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1,300 species are illustrated with full details of all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes the identification, status, range, habits and voice, with fully updated range maps for each species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of the region - East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges. Cover Half-title Dedication Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Landscapes Seasonality Sites Species Species Accounts and Plates Abbreviations Bird topography Maps Conservation, Citizen Science And Local Knowledge Additional Reading Species Accounts and Plates Ostriches Struthionidae Albatrosses Diomedeidae Petrels and shearwaters Procellariidae Southern Storm-petrels Oceanitidae Northern Storm-petrels Hydrobatidae Boobies Sulidae Tropicbirds Phaethontidae Frigatebirds Fregatidae Pelicans Pelecanidae Grebes Podicipedidae Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae Darters Anhingidae Finfoots Heliornithidae Bitterns, herons and egrets Ardeidae Hamerkop Scopidae Storks Ciconiidae Shoebill Balaenicipitidae Ibises and spoonbills Threskiornithidae Flamingos Phoenicopteridae Ducks and geese Anatidae Secretarybird Sagittariidae Osprey Pandionidae Hawks, vultures, buzzards and eagles Accipitridae Falcons Falconidae Guineafowl Numididae Stone Partridge and allies Odontophoridae Quails and francolins Phasianidae Buttonquails and quail-plover Turnicidae Rails, crakes and gallinules Rallidae Jacanas Jacanidae Cranes Gruidae Bustards Otididae Stilts and avocets Recurvirostridae Crab-plover Dromadidae Oystercatchers Haematopodidae Painted-snipes Rostratulidae Thick-knees Burhinidae Coursers and pratincoles Glareolidae Egyptian-plover Pluvianidae Plovers and lapwings Charadriidae Sandpipers and allies Scolopacidae Skuas Stercorariidae Gulls, terns and skimmers Laridae Sandgrouse Pteroclida Pigeons and doves Columbidae Parrots and lovebirds Psittacidae Turacos and go-away-birds Musophagidae Cuckoos, coucals and yellowbills Cuculidae Barn owls Tytonidae Typical Owls Strigidae Nightjars Caprimulgidae Swifts Apodidae Mousebirds Coliidae Trogons Trogonidae Kingfishers Alcedinidae Bee-eaters Meropidae Rollers Coraciidae Woodhoopoes and scimitarbills Phoeniculidae Hoopoes Upupidae Hornbills and ground-hornbills Bucerotidae African barbets and tinkerbirds Lybiidae Honeyguides Indicatoridae Woodpeckers, wrynecks and piculets Picidae African Broadbills Calyptomenidae Typical Broadbills Eurylaimidae Pittas Pittidae Larks Alaudidae Swallows and martins Hirundinidae Wagtails, pipits and longclaws Motacillidae Cuckooshrikes Campephagidae Nicators Nicatoridae Bulbuls and greenbuls Pycnonotidae Old World robins Muscicapidae Thrushes Turdidae Old World chats Muscicapidae Spot-throat and allies Modulatricidae Reed warblers and allies Acrocephalidae Grasshopper warblers and allies Locustellidae Old World warblers Sylviidae Leaf warblers Phylloscopidae Bush warblers and allies Scotocercidae Crombecs and allies Macrosphenidae Cisticolas and allies Cisticolidae Hyliotas Hyliotidae Old World flycatchers Muscicapidae Batises and wattle-eyes Platysteiridae Shrike-flycatchers Vangidae Monarch-flycatchers Monarchidae Fairy-flycatchers and allies Stenostiridae Ground babblers Pellorneidae Babblers and allies Leiotrichidae Tits Paridae Spotted creepers Sittidae Penduline-tits Remizidae White-eyes Zosteropidae Sunbirds Nectariniidae Shrikes Laniidae Bushshrikes and allies Malaconotidae Helmetshrikes Vangidae Drongos Dicruridae Crows and allies Corvidae Orioles Oriolidae Oxpeckers Buphagidae Starlings Sturnidae Old World sparrows Passeridae Weavers and allies Ploceidae Waxbills and allies Estrildidae Whydahs and indigobirds Viduidae Canaries, seedeaters and allies Fringillidae Buntings Emberizidae Vagrants Appendix 1: Endemic bird species in East Africa Appendix 2: Threatened bird species in East Africa Appendix 3: Important Bird Areas in East Africa Index Quick Index to the Main Groups of Birds Birds of East Africa is the first comprehensive field guide to this spectacular birding region—and one of the best to any region in the world. Covering all resident, migrant, and vagrant birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, this small and compact guide describes and illustrates a remarkable 1,388 species in convenient facing-page layout. Featuring 287 new color plates with 3,400 images painstakingly rendered by three experienced artists, the guide illustrates all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Set opposite the plates are range maps and concise accounts describing identification, status, range, habits, and voice for each species. Introductory sections provide notes on how to use the species accounts, the nomenclature adopted, conservation issues, where to send records, and maps of protected and other important bird areas. Between them, Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe have more than 40 years' experience leading bird tours and conducting conservation work in East Africa. The region shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, including many seriously threatened species with small and vulnerable ranges. The region's birds form a constantly colorful, noisy, and highly extroverted part of the landscape. The book is sure to become an indispensable guide for anyone interested in studying or conserving birds in East Africa, as well as the many visitors who simply want to enjoy the sheer beauty of its birds. - First comprehensive field guide to the countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi - Covers 1,388 species, with 3,400 color images on 287 plates - Concise species accounts facing the plates describe appearance, status, range, habits, and voice - A color distribution map is given for each species - Information on habitats, protected areas, and conservation issues "A fully revised and updated new edition of the award-winning, bestselling field guide to East African birds. Birds of East Africa is widely regarded as one of the best field guides to any region of the world. Named a BirdTwitch Best Bird Book of the year for Africa when it was first published, it has become the go-to guide for anyone visiting this spectacular birding region, which is home to a remarkably diverse and colorful birdlife. Now this indispensable guide has been fully revised and updated to make it even better. Featuring revised text and distribution maps, the latest taxonomy, and much more, this comprehensive but compact guide describes and illustrates 1,448 species--all the resident, migrant, and vagrant birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi--in convenient facing-page layout. Featuring 289 color plates with more than 3,500 painstakingly rendered images, the guide depicts all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Introductory sections include information on conservation and where to send records, as well as maps of important bird areas. More than ever, this is the must-have guide for birding in East Africa."--Amazon.ca This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing with the birds of this spectacular region. It is richly illustrated, and describes identification, status, range, habits and voice for all resident, migrant and vagrant species. It is indispensable for the visiting birder, and a vital tool for anyone interested in the avifauna of this region.