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Field Guide to Birds of Australia: The Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight Field Guide

3 reviews
Graham Pizzey, artist Frank Knight

HarperCollinsPublishers PTY Limited, 1997

Superb color plates & detailed distributional information
This is Pizzey's second field guide to Australian birds, and it is quite unlike the first. Pizzey I was an excellent reference, but the plates (by Doyle) were mediocre and of limited value for field identification. Pizzey II features superb color plates by Frank Knight, with a reduced facing-plate text by Pizzey that surpasses other current field guides in the amount of distributional information ...

The Pizzey Field Guide to Australian Birds (Collins Pocket Guide)

1 review
Graham Pizzey

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 1997

Not as Comprehensive as Michael Marcombe's Guide but Worthwhile if You Can't Get That
I work at David Fleay Wildlife Park on the Gold Coast and would have to say that although this book is good, I would actually recommend A Field Guide to Australian Birds by Michael Marcombe in preference to this. These books are very similar and both have colourful illustrations which make identifying a bird in your backyard or in a photograph you took on holidays simple and easy. Both also ...

A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia.

3 reviews
Graham Pizzey

Angus & Robertson, 1983

An essential
There are quite a number of Australian Bird field guides these days. they all have merit. This one is right up there with the best and is an indispensible, easy to use essential. The Family summaries and short summary of classifications are succinct and informative - they certainly whet the appetite to learn more if the user is so inclined. I have used Pizzey extensively ever since the first ...

Pizzey Diary 2002
Graham Pizzey

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 2001

The Graham Pizzey and Frank Knight "Field Guide to the Birds of Australia" has become one of the most definitive works for identifying Australian birds. This pocket diary has a week-to-a-page, 12 full-colour plates, and 26 hints for bird-watchers.

The Australian Bird-Garden: Creating Havens for Native Birds
Graham Pizzey

Angus & Robertson, 2000

Gardens can offer both owners and visitors the opportunity to make closer connections with nature. Birds, with their songs, colours and antics, can add a whole new dimension of entertainment. In this guide, Graham Pizzey shares with us the art and enjoyment of drawing birds into our gardens.

The Field Guide to Birds of Australia
Graham Pizzey

HarperCollins Publishers, 2007

First published in 1980, Graham Pizzey's Field Guide to Australian Birds combines a depth and breadth of knowledge with beautiful, fullâ colour illustrations and a clear writing style. The result is a definitive and internationally acclaimed guide to Australian birdlife. Now fully updated and revised by editor Peter Menkhorst, Pizzey's guide contains essential information on 778 species of birds, with 250 fullâ colour plates, including more ...