Birds of Aotearoa New Zealand

New Zealand is home to spectacular and iconic birdlife, and it is also considered to be the “seabird capital of the world.” Birds of Aotearoa New Zealand is the definitive field guide to New Zealand’s birds, offering an unprecedented level of detail, both on endemic species and on difficult species groups such as shorebirds and seabirds. It draws on the latest information on ID traits to facilitate identification of species and subspecies, breeding, nonbreeding, juvenile, and immature plumages as well as geographic variation and colour morphs. This premier guide features up-to-date distribution maps using data from the New Zealand Bird Atlas and photo contributions from New Zealand’s finest bird photographers.

• Covers every species recorded in New Zealand, including birds found in the sub-Antarctic islands and the Ross Sea, as well as taxa not yet recorded but likely to occur in New Zealand
• Features around 2,500 stunning photos showing unprecedented detail and variation in plumages and morphology, including exclusive photos of rarely photographed birds and some of the best available images of Southern-Ocean seabirds
• In-depth species accounts include information about each species’ morphology, status in New Zealand, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status
• Provides figures of plumage progression and side-by-side comparisons of difficult species to aid identification
• Includes Māori bird names