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Western Australia

This page lists books about birds and birdwatching in the state of Western Australia.

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


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Birds of Western Australia: Field Guide

Simon Nevill

Simon Nevill Publications

2013

"A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Western Australia. Includes detailed descriptive text, distribution maps and photographic illustrations of 486 species. Which covers the vast majority of sedentary birds and regular migratory birds."

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Regional Field Guide to Birds: Red Centre To Top End

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: Red Centre to the Top End covers all of the Northern Territory and adjacent seas. The book is also relevant to areas immediately adjacent to the Northern Territory in Western Australia such as the Kunnanurra region which is a key visitor destination, and national parks along the border in Queensland."

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Birds of the Greater South West: Western Australia

Simon Neville

2008

A 300 page guide with colour photographs.

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Handbook of Western Australian Birds, Volume 2: Passerines: Blue-Winged Pitta to Goldfinch

R.E. Johnstone and G.M. Storr

Western Australian Museum

2004

"Provides a complete classification of the passerines, comprehensively treating each species. Popular and scientific names are given along with details on morphology, distribution, status, habitat preferences, breeding and bahaviour."

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Life Along Land's Edge: Wildlife On The Shores Of Roebuck Bay, Broome

Danny Rogers, Theunis Piersma, Marc Lavaleye, Grant Pearson And Petra de Goeij

Photographs: Jan Van de Kam

Department of Conservation and Land Management

2004

Focuses on the shorebirds of this stretch of coastline in Western Australia.

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Threatened Animals Of Western Australia

Andrew A. Burbidge

WA Naturally Publications

2004

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Handbook of Western Australian Birds, Volume 1: Non-Passerines: Emu to Dollarbird

R.E. Johnstone and G.M. Storr

Western Australian Museum

1998

"The first bird book to cover the whole of Western Australia, this major new book will become the definitive work on Western Australian birds for many years to come. It is an indispensable reference for birdwatchers, naturalists and also for environmental and conservation studies."

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Birding Sites Around Perth

Ron Van Delft

University of Western Australia Press

2nd edition

1997

"Perth provides a wonderful range of sites for observing birds, from the islands and beaches to lakes and forested Darling Range. This book provides details on 38 outstanding sites. For each site there is a map, a list of birds likely to be seen, and notes on species of special interest."

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Common Birds of the South-West Forests

Carolyn Thomson-Dans and John Hunter

Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management

1996

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Common Birds in the Back Yard

Carolyn Thompson

Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management

1996

"The first bird book to cover the whole of Western Australia, this major new book will become the definitive work on Western Australian birds for many years to come. It is an indispensable reference for birdwatchers, naturalists and also for environmental and conservation studies."

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Common Birds of the Kimberley

Carolyn Thompson

Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management

1996

"The first bird book to cover the whole of Western Australia, this major new book will become the definitive work on Western Australian birds for many years to come. It is an indispensable reference for birdwatchers, naturalists and also for environmental and conservation studies."

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Birds of Southwestern Australian: An Atlas Of Changes In Distribution And Abundance Of The Wheatbelt Fauna

Denis Saunders and John Ingram

Surrey Beatty

1995

"Southwestern Australia is an area of great biological interest which has been subjected to extensive changes as a result of development for agriculture. Widespread clearing of native vegetation has seen the loss of over 90% of the original cover vegetation, most being removed in the last 60 years. This book looks at the effect of these changes on the distribution and abundance of every species of bird recorded in the wheatbelt since the area was colonized by Europeans in the 1800s, comparing current satus and distribution with that recored earlier in the century. Maps are provided for each species, showing the comparative distribution, with seasonal/annual variations also considered. The final section of the work analyses practical solutions to conserving the dwindling species in the belt."

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Birds of Rottnest Island

Denis Saunders and Perry De Rebeira

Surrey Beatty

Revised edition

1993

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Birds of the South-West Division of Western Australia

G.M. Storr

Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement No. 35

Western Australian Museum

1991

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Mangroves and Mangrove Birds of Western Australia

R.E. Johnstone

Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement No. 32

Western Australian Museum

1990

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Birds Of The Swan Coastal Plain And Adjacent Seas And Islands

G.M. Storr and R.E. Johnstone

Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement No. 28

Western Australian Museum

1987

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Birds of the Eucla Division of Western Australia

G.M. Storr

Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement No. 27

Western Australian Museum

1987

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Birds Of The South-Eastern Interior Of Western Australia

G.M. Storr

Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement No. 26

Western Australian Museum

1986

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Birds of the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia

G.M. Storr, R.E. Johnstone, P. Griffin

Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement No. 24

Western Australian Museum

1986

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A Field Guide to the Birds of Western Australia

G.M. Storr and R.E. Johnstone

Western Australian Museum

1985

214 page guide to 485 species recorded in Western Australia.

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The Birdlife of Rottnest Island

Denis Saunders and Perry De Rebeira

Hyperion Books

1985

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Birds Of The Mid-Eastern Interior Of Western Australia

G.M. Storr

Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement No. 22

Western Australian Museum

1985

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Birds of the Gascoyne Region Western Australia

G.M. Storr

Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement No. 21

Western Australian Museum

1985

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Birds of the Pilbara Region Western Australia

G.M. Storr

Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement No. 16

Western Australian Museum

1984

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Birds of the Kimberley Division of Western Australia

G.M. Storr

Special Publication No. 11

Western Australian Museum

1980

"Serventy and Whittell's excellent Birds of Western Australia (first published in 1948) excluded the many species found in Western Australia only in the Kimberley Division. The far north of the State thus remained the last terra incognita in Australia. The present paper fills this gap by providing informa- tion on the distribution, ecological status, relative abundance, habitat preferences, movements and breeding season of Kimberley Birds."

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A Field Guide to the Birds of Western Australia

G.M. Storr and R.E. Johnstone

Western Australian Museum

1979

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The Biology of the Mountain Duck on Rottnest Island, Western Australia

Thomas L. Riggert

Monographs No. 52

Wildlife Society

1977

A 67 page report.

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Western Australian Birds

Peter Slater

Western Australian Museum

1963

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A Handbook of the Birds of Western Australia (with the exception of the Kimberley Division)

In later editions the title was shortened to:

Birds of Western Australia

D.L. Serventy and H.M. Whittell

Patersons Press

1948

A number of editions were subsequently published.

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A Systematic List of the Birds of Western Australia

H.M. Whittell and D.L. Serventy

Special Publication No. 1

Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery Of Western Australia

1948

"Since the publication of the List of Birds found in Western Australia, by the late A. W. Milligan, Honorary Ornithologist to the Museum, in Notes on the Natural History, etc., of Western Australia, 1903 (Western Australian Year Book for 1900-01), much has been added to our knowledge of the avifauna of the State. A number of additional species have now to be included in the list; but, on the other hand, several forms which were then ranked as distinct species are now regarded as geographical races of species of wide distribution. "

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