$59.95 – Hardcover book / Dorling Kindersley / ISBN:9781740336994
Bird Australia
This book celebrates our amazing bird varieties, from lyrebirds with their superb ability to mimic sounds, to strange flightless birds and dazzling parrots. Unrivalled in scope, this major title will appeal to anyone with even a passing interest in Australia's birds.
The introductory section explores bird anatomy and behaviour, taking an in-depth look at topics such as wing structure, flight, feeding adaptations, communication, defence, breeding strategies, migration and life-cycles.
The next section presents the world's habitats, showing how birds have adapted to the various physical and climatic conditions in each.
The core of the book describes and illustrates over 800 species of bird, with introductions to every bird order, in a lively, easy to read format.
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