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Tasmania

This page lists books about birds and birdwatching in the Australian state of Tasmania.

The books are arranged by publication date with the most recent at the top.


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Field Guide to Tasmanian Birds

Dave Watts

New Holland Publishers

2017

This is a reprint of an earlier edition.

"Photographic treatment of 185 of the 200 species naturally occurring in Tasmania. Species entries are accompanied by full-colour photograph and include common and scientific names; identification information; notes on habits, voice, breeding and distribution; locator maps and tips on where to best see each bird. A species checklist is also included for field trips."

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Birdsong: A Celebration Of Bruny Island Birds

Editor: Anne Morgan, Victoria King, John Cameron

Bruny Island Environment Network

2016

"Birdsong's contributors celebrate the beauty and vulnerability of birds in poetry, essays, photographs and other artworks. This anthology is Bruny Island Environment Network's serenade to our birds."

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The Feathered Tribes of Van Diemen's Land

Sarah Lloyd

Tympanocryptis Press

2015

"An introduction to the birds of Tasmania, including helpful tips on their habitats and where to find them. This is not a field guide but could be used as such as it includes colour photographs of most forest birds found in Tasmania. While it focuses on Tasmania's birds, it also includes information about vocalisation, the dawn chorus, threats to birds and a section about good ecological practices making it relevant to people in other parts of the country."

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Regional Field Guide to Birds: South-east Coast and Ranges

Graham Pizzey and Frank Knight

Harper Collins Australia

Pocket Edition

2013

"The Pizzey and Knight regional birding guides are easy to use, handy and portable field guides for beginner and experienced birdwatchers alike. Designed to complement Australia's best-selling The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, now in its 9th edition, each regional guide includes every bird found within the region, organized by the environments they are most likely to be seen in, and all beautifully illustrated by Frank Knight. Concise text highlights the key features of every species and an illustrated index helps to find your bird quickly. Accompanied by an introduction to the region's habitats, these guides are an essential companion for anyone out in the field and wanting to become more familiar with Australia's natural world. Regional Field Guide to Birds: South-east Coast and Ranges covers Greater Sydney to Greater Melbourne from the Great Dividing Range to the coast, and Tasmania, including adjacent seas and islands."

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Early Tasmanian Ornithology: The Correspondence of Ronald Campbell Gunn and James Grant 1836-1838

Editor: William E. Davis Jr

Nuttall Ornithological Club Memoirs 16

2009

"This correspondence is the earliest attempt to identify and arrange taxonomically the birds of Tasmania and is some of the earliest avian taxonomic work by residents of Australia. It illustrates the difficulties implicit in taxonomic work in a pre-Darwinian era."

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Tasmania: A Natural History

William E. Davis Jr

Surrey Beatty

2007

"This is the first book on general natural history of Tasmania in nearly a century. The manuscript was originally written for Smithsonian Natural History Series of the now defunct Smithsonian Institution Press. It is intended to provide an overview of the natural history of Tasmania, one of the most fascinating pristine regions of the world. Home of the Signature Tasmania Devil, Tasmania is a truly remarkable place for people interested in Natural History. A relatively mild climate and abundant rainfall support lush vegetation and the mountainous terrain boasts awe-inspiring scenery, hills and valleys, nooks and crannies, rainforest and moorlands that harbour a suite of endemic plants and animals."

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Where to See Wildlife in Tasmania

Dave Watts and Cathie Plowman

Allen & Unwin

2007

A guide that describes 29 wildlife viewing areas.

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Field Guide to Tasmanian Birds

Dave Watts

Reed / New Holland

New edition

2003

Photographic guide that covers 185 species of Tasmanian birds.

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The Fauna Of King Island: A Guide To Identification And Conservation Management

Richard Donaghey

King Island Natural Resources Management Group

2003

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Field Guide to Tasmanian Birds

Dave Watts

New Holland Publishers

2000

"This field guide combines information to aid the identification of birds found in Tasmania with photographs of each species in its natural habitat. Bird entries are organized into six groups: waterbirds; birds of prey; rails and hens; waders; gulls and terns; owls, parrots and kingfishers; and songbirds. Each entry includes information on identification, behaviour, voice, habitat and breeding, accompanied by a colour photograph and distribution map. The foreword is written by ornithologist David Baker-Gabb."

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The Fauna of Tasmania: Birds

R.H. Green

Potoroo Publishing

1995

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Birds of Tasmania: An Annotated Checklist with Illustrations

R.H. Green

Potoroo Publishing

Revised edition

1993

An 80 page guide with colour photographs replacing the illustrations used in the earlier edition.

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A Bibliography of Ornithology in Tasmania 1950–1987

Gillian Lord

1988

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The Forty-Spotted Pardalote In Tasmania

P.B. Brown

National Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania

1986

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Birds and Other Vertebrates of South West Tasmania (with Emphasis on Coastal Environments)

Gary White

1985

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A Guide to the Birds of Tasmania

Michael Sharland

Illustrations: Jane Burrell

Drinkwater Publishing

1981

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Tasmanian Bird Atlas

David Thomas

Fauna Of Tasmania Committee

1979

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Birds of Tasmania: An Annotated Checklist With Illustrations

R.H. Green

Potoroo Publishing

1977

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Birds in Bass Strait

Ken Simpson

Reed

1972

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A Catalogue Of Tasmanian Birds

R.H. Green

1959

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Tasmania's Own Birds

Jane Ada Fletcher

Tasmanian Education Department

1959

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Tasmanian Birds: A Field Guide to the Birds Inhabiting Tasmania and Adjacent Islands, Including the Sea Birds

Michael Sharland

Angus & Robertson

1958

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Tasmanian Birds: How to Identify Them

Michael Sharland

Angus & Robertson

1945

Two editions were published in 1945.

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Last updated March 2017