Books
Checklist of Birds of Australia
If you are keen on identifying and recording the birds you see, you will find a compresive checklist to be very useful. In recent years major revisions of taxonomic order, new splits and names, have been a challenge to keep up with. The rate of change seems to be settling and hopefully we will see the list remain fairly stable now.
I have compiled a list of all birds seen in Australia and it's island territories, including subspecies. The A5 booklet is 48 pages and includes:-
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- Numbering system - useful for cataloguing photos (there are spare numbers where future splits may occur)
- Scientific and Common names - follows IOC v7.2, with some additions from HBW (Birdlife International checklist)
- Current Taxonomic Order - as of July 2017
- IUCN status - International Union for Conservation of Nature (the world's main authority on the conservation status of species)
- Range and Map
- Provision for personal notes and totalling birds seen
Checklist inside pages 4 and 5 (photo copyright Mike Jarvis)Booklet is $12 including postage to anywhere in Australia,(two booklets $22 including postage). International AUD$20, (two booklets $30 including postage). Please email us if you would like a copy.
Nature Books and Audio Books
Two other books that are excellent references for the Top End are 'A Natural History and Field Guide to Australia's Top End' ($33) and an audio 'Pocket Naturalist' ($39.95 including postage), both by Ian Morris and other authors.
'A Natural History and Field Guide to Australia's Top End'
An essential guide for those travelling to Australia's Top End. Written and compiled by renowned naturalists and photographers, this book is split into two parts, one covering the region's natural history and the second part a field guide to the fauna and flora commonly found in the area. This is an extraordinary and beautiful companion for living in or visiting Australia's tropical north.
$33.00
KakaduInfo
"understand what you see"
Audiovisual guide to the Top End from our best experts. Use it on your computer, tablet, phone, ipad or a television and really get to understand Kakadu. Produced by Ian Morris and Graeme Sawyer. Put a naturalist in your pocket!
$39.95
Visit KakaduInfo to purchase either of these or buy from Experience the Wild when you start your tour.
