Edited by Christopher Perrins
7,000 entries
Over 625 maps, colour photographs and illustrations
The New Encyclopedia of Birds is the definitive single-volume guide to birds of the world. Entries prepared by a team of renowned biologists and conservationists give a systematic account of every family, covering their form and function, distribution, diet, social behaviour, and breeding biology. With one-eighth of all bird species now under threat, special attention is given to environmental and conservation issues.
Christopher Perrins is a distinguished ornithologist and the author of many academic studies and popular books on birds. He was professor of Ornithology at the University of Oxford from 1992 to 2002, Director of the Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology from 1974 to 2002. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1997.
Print edition ISBN: 9780198525066; 0198525060
Publishing history: First published 2003, first edition revised 2007
Copyright: © Andromeda Oxford Limited
