Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2017. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations, maps. Parrots are among the most distinctive and beautiful birds in the world. They are also among the most endangered bird groups, threatened by habitat loss through land clearance, the trapping of adults, and the taking of chicks from the nest for..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2015. reprint). Quarto, oblong format, colour illustrations. This reprint uses a heavier paper stock and includes an In Memoriam celebrating the life of the artist William T. Cooper (1934-2015). In 1973 Joseph Forshaw and William Cooper published to great acclaim their first collaboration, Parrots of the World..... More
Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 2020. Large octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs. Budgies, budgies, budgies. Beautiful and cheeky, delightful and enchanting, wild or tamed budgerigars are Australia's gift to the bird world. They sing and dance, and yawn as contagiously as humans. They are masters of mimicry. They..... More
Sydney: New Holland Publishers, Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. One third of the world’s nearly 400 species of parrots are threatened with extinction or already close to it. These include some of the most spectacular and iconic bird species on the planet, such as the Hyacinth Macaw from South America, the..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, text illustrations. Bringing together the work of leading researchers in one convenient volume, this book explores the biology of naturalised parrots and their interactions with native ecosystems. Covers global distribution of parrots, their genetics, conservation implications, and human responses to theirs..... More