Australian Birds of Prey in Flight

Reviews

"Australia has many fine field guides, but this is the first to take the next critical step and really permit identification of a much loved but difficult to identify group of birds. For heavens sake, this is a no brainer—go out and get your copy now!"
K. David Bishop, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 131(2), 2019

"The aspect that sets this book apart from the rest is how the images illustrate the birds. There's not a single photo of a perched bird of prey. It's a novel approach to identifying Australia's raptors, and this innovative style will provide birdwatchers with a valuable new tool in putting a name to those difficult-to-identify birds of prey."
John Peter, Australian Birdlife 8(1), March 2019

"I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in Australia’s birds, including those birders who have stopped, or never started, looking at birds of prey because they found them too challenging. This book will show you how it is done."
Jonny Schoenjahn, Australian Field Ornithology (36), 2019

"The authors successfully tapped into Australia's rich birding community of eBirders and photographers. Together, they have brought to life the images and distribution maps."
Deborah Metters, Land for Wildlife Magazine 13(1), February 2019

"With this guide to raptors in flight with them, birdwatchers can now have a good chance of identifying those often hard-to-identify raptors gliding, hovering or soaring overhead."
Greg Clancy, Corella 43 2019

"This compact and profusely illustrated guide is an ideal reference for both professional and enthusiast bird observers who are committed to accurately identifying Australian birds of prey in flight."
Jeff Groves, SA Ornithologist 44(1-2), November 2019

"In Australian Birds of Prey in Flight, the multi-angle photographic plates featuring the different bird of prey species are a real highlight and will no doubt prove extremely useful to birders."
Phil Tucak, Australian Veterinary Journal 98(1-2), January-February 2020

"The book is astutely designed for simplicity of use, whilst containing an impressive level of technical detail that only a raptor boffin such as Stephen Debus can provide. With the rise of ornithological data gathering via citizen science surveys, a need has arisen to hone the skills of birdwatchers throughout Australia. This field guide will definitely help achieve that task."
William Riddell, Northern Territory Naturalist Vol 29, 2019

Features

• First guide to focus solely on helping you to identify Australian birds of prey in flight.
• Coverage of 26 birds of prey, including all resident Australian species, as well as 2 regular visitors.
• Lavishly illustrated with photographs from many Australian bird photographers.
• Photographic plates combine multiple photographs of birds at different angles of flight for easier comparison of key characteristics.
• Detailed text and annotated photographs to explain the key features and markers that help you to identify that distant flying bird of prey.

Contents

Authors

Richard Seaton works as a Regional Ecologist for the Australian Wildlife Conservancy in north-east Australia. He has worked on and researched birds of prey in New Zealand, Mauritius, the UK and Madagascar and most recently the Red Goshawk in Australia.

Mat Gilfedder is a Senior Research Scientist with CSIRO, and an Adjunct Senior Fellow with the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Queensland. He chairs the national steering committee for eBird Australia.

Stephen Debus works as an independent ecological consultant, and is an honorary research associate in zoology at the University of New England, with a lifetime of published studies on Australian raptors.