This page provides the official birdlife south africa checklists in both english and afrikaans. The eskom red data book of birds of south africa, lesotho and swaziland. Welcome to roberts online, a joint project between the john voelcker bird book fund, za, southern african birding cc za, and the bird photographers of southern africa roberts online is a subscriptionbased online version of roberts 7 texts, illustrated with artwork, distribution maps, bird sounds, and most importantly, thousands of digital. Ian sinclair has traveled widely to view the worlds birds and is the author of many books on bird identification. Sonograms depicting the calls of tricky bird groups. Warwick tarboton is a wellknown bird expert, writer, and photographer, and the author of several books. Ian whyte lived and worked in the kruger national park for 37 years, is an ornithologist, and is the author of world without endenvironmental disaster and the collapse of empires. Roberts vii multimedia birds of southern africa is a comprehensive and interactive multimedia program. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click on the images below to download the pdf versions of the. The submerged though ecologically important agulhas. Journal of the botanical society of south africa 44.
It combines multimedia data on over 960 southern african bird species, with eight interactive modules that facilitate almost every aspect of computer birding. Niall perrins is a dedicated birder, photographer and bird guide. A reminder to all from the john voelcker bird book fund jvbb that the sale of artwork from the roberts birdguide, 2 nd ed. Phil hockey is director of the university of cape towns percy fitzpatrick institute of african ornithology. Birds of the national botanic gardens of south africa, kirstenbosch. Greg davies has been an ornithologist at the ditsong national museum of. Roberts bird guide second edition covering nearly 1,000 species found in southern africa south of the cunene and zambezi rivers, this 570 page revised edition of roberts bird guide features stunning new artwork detailing seasonal, age and sexual differences in approximately 240 annotated colour plates.
This list incorporates the mainland and nearshore islands and waters only. Sasol birds of southern africa remains the regions most comprehensively. Due to a range of climate types present, a patchwork of unique habitat types occur, which contribute to its biodiversity and level of endemism. South africa is a large country, ranked 25th by size in the world, and is situated in the temperate latitudes and subtropics. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Bird checklist south african national biodiversity institute. Roberts birds of southern africa has been continuously in print for some 65 years and is the most popular african natural history book of all time. Hugh chittenden is a photographer, the chairman of the john voelcker bird book fund, and the author of top birding spots in southern africa. It provides unrivalled coverage of african birds in a single volume, and is the only book to describe and illustrate all the birds found in africa south of the sahara. The scope and depth of biological information in the seventh edition of roberts far exceeds that of any previous edition. Peter ryan is associate professor at the percy fitzpatrick institute. Buy roberts birds of southern africa 7th ed by hockey, phil, dean, richard, ryan, peter isbn. Dominic rollinson holds a phd in seabird conservation and. Buy sasol birds of southern africa fourth edition by ian sinclair, phil hockey, warwick tarboton, peter ryan isbn.