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| Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi (Helm Field Guides) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe
Creators: Brian Small, John Gale, Norman Arlott
Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £24.99
Buy New: £18.20
You Save: £6.79 (27%)
New (14) Used (4) from £17.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 16322
Media: Paperback
Pages: 632
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.4 x 1.6
ISBN: 0713673478
EAN: 9780713673470
ASIN: 0713673478
Publication Date: December 1, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New. Shipped from UK Mainland. Delivery is usually 3 - 4 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail.
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Your search is over... January 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the best field guide to the birds of East Africa. What more to say? Superb illustrations and succinct summaries have made this book invaluable for all my East African trips.
Best guide for the region October 29, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I own the previous edition of this book before it was published by Helm and Iam assuming that it is the same book (same cover!!)
I was inspired to write this review as I noticed that this book was not getting any love, compared to its nearest rival by Zimmerman. I used this book exclusively during 3 months travelling Kenya and Tanzania and though I did get to look at Zimmerman during this period I think this book is superior in a few small ways:
1. It has text and illustrations on opposites pages rather than a separate plates section. I realise that this is down to personal preference but when using a book as a field guide - having to flick back and forth from plates to text is a no-no for me!!!
2. The illustrations are better. Again subjective but I feel that they are more lifelike and vibrant.
3. It also covers Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi.
Needless to say this is a fantastic book and though Zimmerman is good, I would recommend this one - I certainly made lots of use of it. It was a constant companion and though quite big and heavy it was certainly robust enough to withstand intensive use in the field. This is possibly the 2nd best guide have owned and definately the best African guide I have seen (it also compares favourable with the Struik guides where they cover the same birds - the illustrations are much better in some cases).
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