About this book

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 4
3. About this book 9
4. The habitats 12
5. Map of the ‘Greater Serengeti area’ showing locations mentioned in the text 22
6. BIRDS OF THE PLAINS 24
7. BIRDS OF MARSH AND WATER 72
8. BIRDS OF WOODLAND, SCRUB & GARDEN 104
9. BIRDS OF ACACIA SCRUB 166
10. VILLAGE BIRDS 178
11. FOREST AND CRATER HIGHLANDS BIRDS 182
12. BIRDS OF THE AIR 186
13. NIGHT BIRDS 196
14. LAKE VICTORIA SPECIALS 200
15. Further reading and useful resources 210
16. Acknowledgements 211
17. Photographic credits 212
18. Scientific names of the bird species included in this book 213
19. Index 217