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| The Sibley Guide to Birds | 
| Author: David Allen Sibley
Publisher: Knopf
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
Buy New: $20.11
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Avg. Customer Rating:  118 reviews
Sales Rank: 3697
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 5.7 x 1.1
ISBN: 0679451226
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.097
EAN: 9780679451228
ASIN: 0679451226
Publication Date: October 3, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new item. Over 3.5 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Order with confidence. Code: B20080723213911T
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| Customer Reviews:
 THE guide to own for North American birds June 18, 2007
This is THE guide to have for North American birds. It is complete, the illustrations are wonderful and very clear, and all information is included on the same page (I just wish a little more information on habitat & behavior were included). The book also includes pages illustrating birds of similar species one next to each other, which makes identification easier. The only real drawback of this book are its size and weight. It is not ideal if you are into hiking/birdwatching. If you are looking for another excellent but lighter guide to bring with you when birdwatching I recommend "All the Birds of North America" (American Bird Conservancy's Field Guide). It is complete, clear and much much smaller and lighter than Sibley. However, not only the art in Sibley is better, but there are way more illustrations of birds in different positions, of different age and or different forms (e.g. darker/lighter etc). What I often end up doing is bringing the lighter guide with me when I hike and using Sibley to check doubtful birds when I reach home.
A great book and a great gift March 18, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
We've already got a copy of this book and we decided to give this copy as a gift. It was a hit. The illustrations and descriptions are great. Very easy to use.
One of the standards February 7, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is probably the best book around for birders. The only thing I can think of to make it better is if it was physically smaller in size so it would fit in a pocket. The images are drawn so the distinctive features are hilited, something photographs can have a problem with.
 wacky binding order January 18, 2007
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I received this book on time, etc. One thing. The bookbinder had placed a group of pages out of order?! Regardless, the overall content of this book is educational and logical. I recommend it for anyones library.
Review for The Sibley Guide to Birds January 7, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is an outstanding field guide because of its many pictures.
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