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Featuring over 750 species, Birds of New Zealand, Hawaii, Central and West Pacific is the only field guide to illustrate and describe every species of bird you may see in the area, from Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea to Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
The 95 colour plates appear opposite their relevant text for quick and easy reference.
Distribution maps are included, showing where each species can be found and how common it is, to further aid identification.
This comprehensive and highly portable guide is a must for all birdwatchers visiting the region.

• This essential new field guide combines a clear format with a wealth of detailed information, making it an exellent addition to the series
• Distribution maps show where species is commonly found
• Detailed colour illustrations aid identification by providing every type of plumage in males, females and juveniles
• In-depth information such as flight signatures and vagrant populations is also included

Famous for their size and elegance in flight, Albatrosses are familiar to anyone who has travelled through the Southern Oceans, and are a flagship family of conservation concern.
However, albatrosses are just one of several groups of 'Pelagic' Birds - those that visit land only to breed, and spend the rest of their lives far from the coast, soaring from ocean to ocean in a never-ending search for food.
Mysterious and graceful, these birds can present a formidable identification challenge to even the most experienced birder.
This book provides the answer - the first comprehensive guide to pelagic birds, the Albatrosses, Petrels, Shearwaters, Storm-petrels and Diving petrels.

• A comprehensive guide to 137 species of pelagic seabirds, with subspecies and phases fully illustrated.
• Concise information opposite plates is designed for use in the field, with tips for identification at sea, at close range and over distance.
• Confusion species included on plates to assist accurate identification.
• Detailed species accounts include colour distribution maps for every species.

This new field guide is a complete and convenient reference to every species of Cetacean, Pinniped and Sirenian in the world, along with the Marine and Sea Otters and the Polar Bear.
Every species is illustrated with colour paintings and photographs, chosen to illustrate the key field marks which can be used to separate each species in the field.
The author's unique depth of experience and knowledge, coupled with the artist's unrivalled skill, have come together to produce a neat, practical field guide that will enable any observer to quickly identify any mammals they may encounter at sea.

• All 129 species illustrated with over 500 beautiful new artworks
• Easily confused species are also shown together on comparison plates
• Over 475 stunning colour photographs
• Informative, up-to-date species distribution maps, including viewing hotspots
• includes a useful guide to some of the best marine mamal watching sites