Newman's birds of Southern Africa
Kenneth Newman.
- 8th ed.
- Cape Town; [Great Britain]: Struik, 2002.
- 527 pages Colour illustration, maps 21 cm
Previous edition: South Africa : Southern Book Publishers, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
This guide illustrates and describes all the birds recorded from the Antarctic to the Zambezi River, including birds from the southern seas. The eighth edition has been updated to reflect the latest research, such as new insight into bird taxonomy based on DNA testing. New research has led to the addition of 46 new species and an expanded section on larks and albatrosses. Where necessary, updated maps reflect new distribution records, which are now aligned with their species descriptions. This field guide illustrates and describes all the birds recorded from the Antarctic to the Zambezi.