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Birds of Senegal and The Gambia – the ultimate guide for travellers and birdwatchers visiting one of Africa’s richest birdwatching regions.The Gambia, together with the country that envelops it, Senegal, has an avifauna of more than 700 regularly occurring species, including many Western Palearctic migrants from September to April, and a significant list of highly sought-after resident West African birds, such as Egyptian Plover. There is a fantastic selection of Sahel specialities that are more easily seen here than anywhere else. Senegal has become a reliable locality for Golden Nightjar, Quail-plover and Cricket Warbler, and the near-endemic Mali Firefinch occurs in the southeast of the country. Birdwatchers in this region can also find Savile’s Bustard, Adamawa Turtle Dove, Little Grey Woodpecker, Yellow Penduline Tit, Sudan Golden Sparrow and Exclamatory Paradise Whydah, while the Saloum delta’s huge roost of tens of thousands of African Swallow-tailed Kites is one of the world's top birding spectacles.This authoritative guide covers all species in the two countries, including details of all residents, migrants and known vagrants. Almost 150 stunning colour plates depict every species, comprehensively covering all the distinct plumages and subspecies likely to be encountered. Concise species accounts describe key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice, accompanied by accurate distribution maps.This compact guide is an essential companion for any birder visiting this ornithologically rich slice of western Africa.

Angola contains some of Africa’s most interesting endemic bird species, along with magnificent scenery and a range of big mammals. The country was once a virtual no-go zone for overseas visitors, but with the infrastructure of the country rapidly recovering from the long civil war, a wealth of mouth-watering African specialities is again within reach for Afrotropical birders. The country hosts a range of habitats, from semi-desert in the south to forest patches and grasslands in the more mountainous north and baobab and mangrove woodlands at the coasts, and the range of birds is similarly broad. While the endemics such as Angolan Cave Chat, Swierstra’s Francolin and Ludwig’s Double-collared Sunbird are perhaps the star species, Angola also hosts a range of spectacular regional specialities such as Red-backed Mousebird, Gabela Bushshrike, Black-and-rufous Swallow, White-fronted Wattle-eye and Cinderella Waxbill. This book by Michael Mills is the first guide to Angola ever published. Plates by Nik Borrow depict every distinct plumage and race, and Mills’s authoritative text highlights the key features needed to identify each species in the field, with accurate range maps provided for every species. This guide is the definitive work to Angolan birds and an essential companion for any birder visiting this amazing corner of southwest Africa.

A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Western AfricaThis field guide covers the avifauna of 23 countries, from Senegal and southern Mauritania east to Chad and the Central African Republic, and south to Congo.Now in its second edition, this magnificent guide has unrivalled coverage. Concise text covers identification, vocalisations, habitat and confusion species, accompanied by an accurate distribution maps. The 266 plates are opposite the text, and feature age, sex and subspecific variation for all 1300 species recorded in the region. Authoritative yet relatively lightweight and portable in the field, this guide will enable birders to identify any species found in any of the countries covered. Birds of Western Africa is both an essential companion for birders in the field and an important work of reference.

The ultimate field guide to the birds of Ghana.With a huge 773 species on its national list, including big-hitters like Egyptian Plover, Rufous Fishing Owl, Fire-bellied Woodpecker, and western Africa's most sought-after bird, Yellow-headed Picathartes, Ghana is rapidly becoming one of Africa's foremost birding destinations, and this is the definitive field guide to the country. Also covering neighbouring Togo, Birds of Ghana includes details of all residents, migrants and known vagrants. More than 150 stunning colour plates depict every species and comprehensively cover all the distinct plumages and subspecies likely to be encountered. Concise species accounts describe key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice. These are accompanied by accurate distribution maps for each species, a significant advance on previous guides to the region. Birds of Ghana is the ultimate reference to the birds of this rich and varied corner of Africa.