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The African Bird Club has published reviews of many of these items in its Bulletins and you can click on the cover to link to a copy of the review if available. You can also find a summary of all the reviews here.

Books & Sounds pages are available for each African country and give further details of the importance of items for each country.

Field Guides | Photographic Guides | Where to Watch and Site Guides | Avifaunas and Monographs | Sound Guides | Mammals | General Titles | Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish | Insects | Plants | Travel Guides |

Field Guides

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Click on the Cover for the ABC Review	Title, Author, Publisher and Format	WildSounds
	Birds of Africa South of the Sahara, Ian Sinclair & Peter Ryan, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Birds of the Horn of Africa, Nigel Redman, John Fanshawe & Terry Stevenson, A&C Black, Softback	Buy Now
	Field Guide to the Birds of the Atlantic Islands, Tony Clarke, A&C Black, Softback	Buy Now
	Birds of the Canary Islands, A&C Black, Softback	Buy Now
	Collins Bird Guide (2nd edition), Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström, HarperCollins, Hardback	Buy Now
	Collins Bird Guide (2nd edition), Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström, HarperCollins, Softback	Buy Now
#	Field Guide to Birds of East Africa, Terry Stevenson & John Fanshawe, Poyser, Softback	Buy Now
	Birds of Europe with North Africa & The Middle East, Lars Jonsson, Helm, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds of Europe with North Africa & The Middle East, Lars Jonsson, Helm, Softback	Buy Now
	A Field Guide to Birds of Gambia & Senegal, Barlow, Wacher & Disley, A&C Black, Softback	Buy Now
	A Field Guide to Birds of Gambia & Senegal, Barlow, Wacher & Disley, A&C Black, Softback 2nd edition due 19/12/2011	Buy Now
	Helm Field Guide Birds of Ghana, Nik Borrow & Ron Demey, Helm, Softback	Buy Now
	Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands, Ian Sinclair & Oliver Langrand, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Zimmerman, Turner & Pearson, A&C Black, Softback	Buy Now
	Birds of the Middle East (2nd Ed.), Richard Porter & Simon Aspinall, Poyser, Softback	Buy Now
	Field Guide to the Raptors of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, William S Clark, Oxford University Press, Softback	Buy Now
	Raptors of the World: A Field Guide, James Ferguson-Lees & David A Christie, A&C Black, Softback	Buy Now
	Birds of the Seychelles, Skerrett, Bullock & Disley, A&C Black, Softback	Buy Now
	Sasol Birds of Southern Africa, Sinclair, Hockey & Tarboton, Struik, Softback	Buy Now
	Birds of Southern Africa, Collins Field Guide, Ber van Perlo, HarperCollins, Softback	Buy Now
	Newman's Birds of Southern Africa, Ken Newman, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Roberts Bird Guide, Hugh Chittenden, John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Softback	Buy Now
	Guide to the Birds of St Helena & Ascension Island, Neil McCulloch, RSPB, Softback	Buy Now
	Birds of Western Africa, Nik Borrow & Ron Demey, Helm, Hardback	Buy Now
	Field Guide to the Birds of Western Africa, Nik Borrow & Ron Demey, Helm, Softback	Buy Now
	Field Guide to Zambian Birds not found in Southern Africa, Dylan Aspinwall & Carl Beel, Zambian Ornithological Society, Hardback	Buy Now

Photographic Guides

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	Photographic Guide to Birds of Prey, Southern, Central & East Africa, David Allan, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Photographic Guide to Birds of East Africa, Dave Richards, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Photographic Guide to Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands, Ian Sinclair, Oliver Langrand & Fanja Andriamialisoa, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Birds of Madagascar, Pete Morris & Frank Hawkins, A&C Black, Hardback	Buy Now
	A Photographic Guide to Birds of Southern Africa, Ian Sinclair, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Complete Photo Field Guide Birds of Southern Africa, Ian Sinclair & Peter Ryan, Struik, Softback	Buy Now
	Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa, Ian Sinclair, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now

Where to Watch and Site Guides

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	A Birdwatchers' Guide to the Canary Islands, Tony Clarke & David Collins, Prion, Softback	Buy Now
	Birding Ethiopia, Ken Behrens, Keith Barnes & Christian Boix, Lynx Edicions, Softback	Buy Now
	Where to watch birds in Ethiopia, Claire Spottiswoode, Merid Gabremichael & Julian Francis, A&C Black, Softback	Buy Now
	A Birdwatchers' Guide to Morocco, Patrick & Fedora Bergier, Prion, Softback	Buy Now
	Finding Birds in Morocco: the deserts, Dave Gosney, Softback	Buy Now
	Finding Birds in Morocco: the deserts, Dave Gosney, Softback & DVD	Buy Now
	Sasol Birding Map of Southern Africa, Ian Sinclair and Trevor Hardaker, Struik, Map	Buy Now
	Southern African Birdfinder: Where to find 1400 bird species in southern Africa, C Cohen & C Spottiswoode, assisted by J Rossouw, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Soutpansberg-Limpopo Birding Self Drive Route, Sarah Venter, BirdLife South Africa, Softback	Buy Now
	Where to watch birds in Uganda, J Rossouw & M Sacchi, Softback	Buy Now

Avifaunas and Monographs

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	Important Bird Areas in Africa and Associated Islands, L D C Fishpool & M I Evans (Eds), BirdLife International, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds of Africa Volume I, edited by Brown, Urban & Newman, A&C Black, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds of Africa Volume II, edited by Urban, Fry & Keith, A&C Black, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds of Africa Volume III, edited by Keith, Urban & Fry, A&C Black, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds of Africa Volume IV, edited by Keith, Urban & Fry, A&C Black, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds of Africa Volume V, edited by Brown, Fry, Keith, Newman & Urban, A&C Black, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds of Africa Volume VI, edited by Brown, Fry, Keith, Newman & Urban, A&C Black, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds of Africa Volume VII, Hilary Fry & Stuart Keith, A&C Black, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds of Angola, W J R Dean, British Ornithologists Union, Hardback	Buy Now
Review	An Atlas of Wader Populations in Africa and Western Eurasia, Simon Delany, Derek Scott, Tim Dodman & David Stroud, Wetlands International, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds: the Inside Story, Rael and Hélène Loon, Struik, Softback	Buy Now
	Birds of the Cape Verde Islands, Cornelis J Hazevoet, British Ornithologists Union, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea, John Ash & John Atkins, A&C Black, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds of the Gambia, M E J More, British Ornithologists Union, Hardback	Buy Now
	Golden Oriole, Jake Allsop & Paul Mason, A&C Black, Hardback	Buy Now
	Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America, K M Olsen & H Larsson, Helm, Hardback	Buy Now
	Handbook of Bird Identification for Europe and the Western Palearctic, Mark Beaman & Steve Madge, A&C Black, Hardback	Buy Now
	Important Bird Areas in Kenya, Leon Bennun & Peter Njoroge, RSPB & NatureKenya, Softback	Buy Now
	The Birds of Malawi: An Atlas & Handbook, F Dowsett-Lemaire & R J Dowsett, Tauraco Press & Aves (Liège, Belgium), Softback	Buy Now
	The Birds of Morocco, Michael Thevenot, Rae Vernon, Patrick Bergier, British Ornithologists Union, Hardback	Buy Now
	The Birds of Southern Mozambique, Phillip A Clancey, African Bird Book Publishing, Softback	Buy Now
Review	The Birds of Nigeria, J Helgood et al, British Ornithologists Union, Hardback	Buy Now
	Parrots of the World, Joseph Forshaw, Helm, Softback	Buy Now
	Pipits and Wagtails of Europe, Asia and North America, Per Alström & Krister Mild, Helm, Hardback	Buy Now
	Raptors of Europe and Middle East, Dick Forsman, A&C Black, Softback	Buy Now
Review	Birds of Sao Tome & Principe with Annobon, Peter Jones & Alan Tye, British Ornithologists Union, Hardback	Buy Now
	Important Bird Areas of Southern Africa, Edited by Keith Barnes, BirdLife South Africa, Softback	Buy Now
	Roberts Birds of Southern Africa VIIth Edition, PAR Hockey, WRJ Dean & PG Ryan, John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds of St Helena, Beau Rowlands et al, British Ornithologists Union, Hardback	Buy Now
	Important Bird Areas in Tanzania, Elizabeth & Neil Baker, RSPB, Softback	Buy Now
	The Birds of Togo, Robert A Cheke & J Frank Walsh, British Ornithologists Union, Hardback	Buy Now
Review	Bird Atlas of Uganda, Margaret Carswell, Derek Pomeroy, Jake Reynolds & Herbert Tushabe, British Ornithologists' Club, Hardback	Buy Now
	Important Bird Areas in Uganda, Byaruhanga, Kasoma and Pomeroy, RSPB & NatureUganda, Softback	Buy Now
	Warblers of Europe, Asia and North Africa, Kevin Baker, A&C Black, Hardback	Buy Now
	Birds of Zambia, Robert J Dowsett, Dylan R Aspinwall, Françoise Dowsett-Lemaire, Tauraco Press & Aves, Softback	Buy Now
	Important Bird Areas in Zambia, Peter Leonard, Zambian Ornithological Society, Softback	Buy Now

Sound Guides

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Click on the Cover for the ABC Review	Title, Author, Publisher and Format	WildSounds
	Animal Calls of Africa, Len Gillard, Gillard Bird Cassettes, CD	Buy Now
Reviews 1 and 2	African Bird Sounds, Claude Chappuis & British Library, National Sound Archive, 15 CD Set	Buy Now
	Vocalisation of Angolan Birds, Michael Mills, CD	Buy Now
	Bird Songs of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, Andreas Schulze & Karl-Heinz Dingler, Edition Ample, 2 MP3 Discs	Buy Now
	Sound Guide to the Breeding Birds of the Comoros, Marc Herremans, CD	Buy Now
	East African Bird Sounds, Brian Finch, Terry Stevenson & John Fanshawe, A&C Black, DVD-ROM	Buy Now
	Bird Song of The Gambia & Senegal, C Barlow, J Hammick & P Sellar, Mandarin Prodns., 3 CD Set	Buy Now
	Bird Song of Kenya & Tanzania, J Hammick, Mandarin Prodns., CD	Buy Now
	Bird Songs and Lemur Calls in Madagascar, J Hammick, Mandarin Prodns., CD	Buy Now
	Bird Sounds of Madagascar, F Hawkins & R Ranft, British Library, CD	Buy Now
	Bird Sounds of Madagascar, Mayotte, Comoros, Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius, Pierre Huguet and Claude Chappuis, Société d'Études Ornithologiques de France, 4 CD set	Buy Now
	Bird Song of Mauritius (An Introduction), J Hammick, Mandarin Prodns., CD	Buy Now
	Birds of North-West Africa, Jean C Roché, Jérôme Chevereau, Sittelle, CD	Buy Now
	Birdsongs of South Africa, Scott Connop, CD	Buy Now
	Southern African Bird Sounds, Guy Gibbon, SA Birding, 6 Cassette Set	Buy Now
	Southern African Bird Sounds, Guy Gibbon, SA Birding, 6 CD Set	Buy Now
	Sounds of Zambian Wildlife, Bob Stjernstedt, MP3	Buy Now

Mammals

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Click on the Cover for the ABC Review	Title, Author, Publisher and Format	WildSounds
	Mammals of Southern Africa, Chris & Tilde Stuart, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals, Jonathan Kingdon, Academic Press, Softback	Buy Now
	Photographic Guide to Southern, Central & East African Mammals, Chris & Tilde Stuart, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Bats of Britain, Europe & North-west Africa, Christian Dietz, Otto von Helversen & Dietmar Nill, Helm, Hardback	Buy Now
	Les Mammifères Djibouti, Alain & Danielle Laurent, Hardback	Buy Now
	Field Guide to the Mammals of the Kruger National Park, H Schultze, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Mammals of Madagascar: A complete guide, Nick Garbutt, A&C Black, Softback	Buy Now
	Collins Field Guide to Mammals of Africa, Mark Andrews, HarperCollins, Softback	Buy Now
	The Larger Mammals of Africa, Chris & Tilde Stuart, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals, Jonathan Kingdon, Helm, Softback	Buy Now
	Pocket Guide to Mammals of East Africa, Chris & Mathilde Stuart, Struik, Softback	Buy Now
	Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, S Aulagnier, P Haffner, A J Mitchell-Jones, F Moutou & J Zima, Helm, Hardback	Buy Now
	Photographic Guide to Mammals of North Africa & Middle East, Chris & Mathilde Stuart, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now

General Titles

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Click on the Cover for the ABC Review	Title, Author, Publisher and Format	WildSounds
	Dangerous Creatures of Africa, Chris & Mathilde Stuart, New Holland, Hardback	Buy Now
	Lost Land of the Dodo, Anthony Cheke, Helm, Hardback	Buy Now
	The Good Bird Guide, Keith Marsh, Helm, Softback	Buy Now
	Madagascar Wildlife, Nick Garbutt, Hilary Bradt, Derek Schuurman, Bradt, Softback	Buy Now
	The Natural History of Madagascar, Eds S M Goodman & J P Benstead, Chicago UP, Softback	Buy Now
	Complete Mediterranean Wildlife, Paul Sterry, HarperCollins, Softback with plastic cover	Buy Now
	Safari Sketchbook, Martin Woodcock, Esker Press, Hardback	Buy Now
	Wildlife of Seychelles, John Bowler, WILDGuides, Hardback	Buy Now
	Wildlife of South Africa, Duncan Butchart, Struik, Softback	Buy Now
	Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island, Edited by Peter Ryan, Pisces Publications, Softback	Buy Now

Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish

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	Pocket Guide to the Reptiles & Amphibians of East Africa, S Spawls, K Howell & R Drewes, A&C Black, Softback	Buy Now
	Photographic Guide to Snakes, other Reptiles & Amphibians of East Africa, Bill Branch, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Complete Guide to the Frogs of Southern Africa, Louis de Preez & Vincent Carruthers, Struik, Softback	Buy Now
	Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa, Phil & Elaine Heemstra, Softback	Buy Now
	Guide to the Reptiles of Southern Africa, Graham Alexander & Johan Marais, Struik, Softback	Buy Now
	Photographic Guide to Snakes & other Reptiles of Southern Africa, Bill Branch, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now

Insects

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	Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Steve Woodall, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now
	Collins Butterfly Guide, Tom Tolman & Richard Lewington, HarperCollins, Softback	Buy Now
	Field Guide to the Dragonflies of South Africa, Warwick & Michèle Tarboton, Softback	Buy Now
	Field Guide to Insects of South Africa, M Picker, C Griffiths, A Weaving, New Holland, Softback	Buy Now

Plants

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	Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, Marjorie Blamey & Christopher Grey-Wilson, Helm, Softback	Buy Now
	Orchids of Europe, North Africa & the Middle East, Pierre Delforge, A&C Black, Hardback	Buy Now
	Wild Flowers of South Africa, John Manning, Struik, Softback	Buy Now
	Southern African Wild Flowers: Jewels of the Veld, John Manning, New Holland, Hardback	Buy Now

Travel Guides

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Click on the Cover for the ABC Review	Title, Author, Publisher and Format	WildSounds
	Botswana: Okavango Delta, Chobe, Northern Kalahari, Bradt Safari Guide, Softback	Buy Now
	Ethiopia, Philip Briggs, Bradt, Softback	Buy Now
	Traveller's Guide to Wildlife of Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda, David Hosking & Martin B Withers, HarperCollins, Softback	Buy Now
	Southern Africa - Travellers' Wildlife Guide, B Branch, C Stuart, T Stuart & W Tarboton, Arris Publishing, Softback	Buy Now
	Northern Tanzania - Bradt Safari Guide, Philip Briggs, Softback	Buy Now

Last page update 3rd February 2012