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Author Forshaw, Joseph Michael.

Title Parrots of the world / Joseph M. Forshaw ; illustrated by Frank Knight
Edition New edition
Published Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, [2011]
©2011

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 MELB  598.71 For/Pot 2011  AVAILABLE
Description 328 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Contents Parrots in the Australasian distribution -- Parrots in the Afro-Asian distribution -- Parrots in the neotropical distribution -- Extinct or presumed extinct parrots
Summary From the macaws of South America to the cockatoos of Australia, parrots are among the most beautiful and exotic birds in the world - and also among the most endangered. This stunningly illustrated, easy-to-use field guide covers all 356 species and well-differentiated subspecies of parrots, and is the only guide organised by geographical distribution - Australasian, Afro-Asian, and neotropical
Notes Includes index
Originally published as: Parrots of the world: an identification guide, Princeton University Press, 2006
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Parrots -- Identification.
Parrots -- Pictorial works.
Genre/Form Illustrated works.
Author Knight, Frank, 1941-
ISBN 9780643100572 (paperback)
Other Titles Parrots of the world, an identification guide