Birds of Greater Southern Africa

A comprehensive illustrated field guide to the birds of Greater Southern Africa

The vast region of Greater Southern Africa—which includes Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—is home to a truly extraordinary diversity of birds. This spectacular field guide covers all of the region’s bird species—resident, breeding, migrant, and vagrant.

• Covers all 1,198 species recorded in the region, including details of all the plumages and races likely to be seen
• Features 272 color plates with more than 3,300 illustrations
• Includes concise species accounts that describe key identification features, racial variation, status, range, habitat, and voice
• Provides an up-to-date distribution map for each species

"A MUST-HAVE for anyone birding Southern Africa!"---Ian Paulsen, The Birdbooker Report

"Modern field guides are almost without exception of outstanding quality and [Birds of Greater Southern Africa] does not buck the trend. It is well laid out, filled with information, and is authored by people with a long and distinguished association with the birds of the region. It is especially appealing that it covers Greater Southern Africa, encompassing the countries housing exceptional avian richness in the region."---David M. Gasciogne, Travels with Birds