For four years between 1998 and 2002, Birds Australia coordinated the largest continent-wide survey of birds in the world. Over 7000 atlassers - equipped with binoculars, field guides, GPS units and notebooks - produced 270,000 bird lists and nearly five million bird records.

The New Atlas of Australian Birds marks the culmination of these efforts, presenting 4000 distribution maps for over 650 bird species, including seasonal changes and breeding range. Change maps are also presented for 250 species, identifying those that are more common or less common since the first Atlas of Australian Birds was completed 20 years ago.

Whether birdwatching among the Snappy Gums of the Great Sandy Desert or the Snow Gums in Tasmania, The New Atlas of Australian Birds will tell you which birds you can expect to see there. Essential to environmental planners as well as bird enthusiasts, The New Atlas of Australian Birds includes a delightful range of drawings commissioned from leading Australian artists, and sets a new benchmark in our knowledge of bird distribution.

The New Atlas of Australian Birds is available from CSIRO PUBLISHING and Andrew Isles Natural History Books.

Features

• Illustrations for each species
• Distribution and breeding maps for over 650 species
• Change maps that identify changes in 250 species since the first edition

Maps, Index
828 pages
Publisher: Birds Australia
Publication date: 2003