All the Birds of the World

For the first time ever, you can contemplate All the Birds of the World together in a single easy-to-use, fully illustrated volume. Created for a broad public, from novice birders to expert ornithologists and anyone interested in the spectacular diversity of birds, this book has something for everyone.- Presents every taxon accepted as a species by any of the four major world lists: 11,524 in total.- 20,865 illustrations covering sexual dimorphism, morphs and many distinctive subspecies.- 11,558 distribution maps, with notes on altitudinal ranges.- All 3313 one-country endemic species marked.- IUCN/BirdLife International conservation status given.- Taxonomic treatment by the four major world lists indicated and compared for each species.- Nomenclatural discrepancies explained.- All English and scientific names from eBird included.- QR codes for instant access to videos, photos and sound recordings, species-by-species.- Checkboxes for personal record-keeping.- All species known to have become extinct since the year 1500 presented separately in their own appendix.- A 37-page world atlas of colour reference maps, with relevant details of interest to birders and ornithologists.- The easiest and most enjoyable way to browse through all the birds of the world.