Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2014. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, line drawings. Southern Africa has one of the richest and most accessible mammal faunas on earth, attracting vast numbers of visitors from around the globe. With his in-depth knowledge and wealth of experience, Peter Apps describes and interprets the... More about Wild ways: field guide to the behaviour of Southern African mammals
Mountfield: Pica Press, 1998. Octavo, dustwrapper, eight colour plates by Martin Woodcock, maps. Covers 650 species (including seven endemics). Range, abundance and seasonal data are given for each species. More about Birds of Somalia
Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2014. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, map. Sinai's allure is legendary, full of spectacular landscapes, thriving flora and fauna, and unique history, this peninsula has long held sway in the imagination of millions. The high mountains and wadis of the peninsula's south provide the fertile... More about Sinai: landscape and nature in Egypt's wilderness
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, (2006. revised reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. A practical field guide to Gambia illustrated with 48 stunning colour plates, depicting each species in all its plumages. These plates are supplemented by useful line drawings and figures. The introduction provides an overview of the... More about Birds of the Gambia and Senegal
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2017. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. South Africa's Kruger National Park is one of the largest and most iconic conservation areas in Africa. A range of diverse habitats gives Kruger a phenomenal diversity of some 520 bird species, half of which are resident. From Africa's most extraordinary... More about Birds of Kruger National Park
Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Illustrated with over 160 spectacular photographs showcasing the region's beautiful landscapes, mammals, and birds. This guide provides the intrepid traveller with detailed maps, full chapters on biogeography and trip planning, a specialties section covering the region's best mammals and birds, and... More about Wild Rwanda: where to watch birds, primates and other wildlife
Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 2010. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This new site guide, which is illustrated with maps and photographs, shows where to find the remarkable birds of endemic-rich Ethiopia. More about Birding Ethiopia: a guide to the country's birding sites
Exeter: Pelagic Publishing, (2017. second edition). Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations, maps. Morocco's proximity and the variety of its habitats and bird species make it a favoured destination for birders. It is home to rare and endangered species such as Bald ibis, Dark chanting goshawk, Tawny eagle, Eleonora's falcon... More about Where to watch birds in Morocco
London: A & C Black, 2010. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. Ghana is one of the safest and most accessible countries in Western Africa and is rapidly becoming a top tourist destination. This dedicated country field guide uses illustrations from the acclaimed Birds of Western Africa [stock id 15051], which... More about Field guide to the birds of Ghana
London: A & C Black, 2011. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations. This new field guide covers The Gambia, a country which is very popular with a large number of birders and tourists, and the whole of neighbouring Senegal. This fascinating region shelters many Western Palearctic migrants from September to April, as... More about A field guide to the birds of Senegal and the Gambia
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005. Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Part of the well-known Photoguide series of books on African natural history, this guide covers the most common snakes, lizards, skinks, chamaeleons, terrapins and amphibians (frogs) of East Africa - covering a total of 260 species. The aim is identification... More about Photographic guide to snakes, other reptiles and amphibians of East Africa
Kew: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2008. Octavo, paperback and CD-ROM, colour photographs and maps. The first Red List assessment of the entire Cayman Islands flora, covering all 415 species and varieties considered to be native to the Cayman Islands. A comprehensive field guide to the unique plants of the Cayman... More about Threatened plants of the Cayman Islands: the red list
Pietermaritzburg: Author, 2011. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. WAS $80. Brings the largely unseen world of night birds to the reader in the pages of this photographic guide, the first to cover the full spectrum of the owls, nightjars, night herons, thick-knees, coursers, the bat hawk and many other species... More about Nocturnal birds of Southern Africa
Westville: African Bird Book Publishing, (1996. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, colour plates, photographs, maps. More about The birds of southern Mozambique
Perry: Prion, 1996. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Provides detailed information on birding sites on this island archipelago, each site entry giving location and access, accommodation, birding strategy and species expected to be seen. Also includes a selective bird list giving brief details on the distribution and status of the uncommon birds... More about A birdwatchers' guide to the Canary Islands
Auckland Park: Jacana Media, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Inspired by Africa's unique beauty, Shem Compion, in the second instalment of a three-part series, explores the best photography spots in Botswana and Namibia. This book provides a comprehensive guide to visiting some of the most remote destinations in the... More about Insider's guide: top wildlife photography spots in Botswana and Namibia
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, (2010. second edition). Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, black and white photographs, line drawings. First published in 1981, this title has long served as an authoritative guide for academics and lay enthusiasts alike. This long-awaited third edition takes into account intervening taxonomic advances and the discovery... More about Succulent flora of Southern Africa
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, (2011. second edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, map. East Africa boasts a tremendous natural wealth of flora - indigenous, naturalized and exotic. This updated second edition features more than 400 of the trees and shrubs that are commonly found in the region. The book is divided... More about Field guide to common trees and shrubs of East Africa
Belgium: Tauraco Press, 2008. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This book presents detailed accounts of the more than 750 species known (among which there are 100 migrants from the northern hemisphere) in Zambia. Extensive fieldwork by the authors and many collaborators means that the maps (for all species except vagrants)... More about The birds of Zambia: an atlas and handbook
Nottuln: Fauna Verlag, 2011. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. Concise and compact, this English translation of the German original covers a lot of ground. With over 1,300 bird species covered, each entry contains features for identification, a distribution map, and photographs. Species names are given English, French, German, and Latin. More about Birds in Africa: an introduction and survey to the birdlife of Africa
Munich: Bucher Verlag, 2007. Large quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The author and the award-winning photographer spent months in vast stretches of Africa to capture spectacular shots of animals and natural environments, places such as the Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls and the famous savannahs. More about Kalahari: wild Africa
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. Home to the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania offers some of the finest big game watching in the world, from elephants and rhinos to chimpanzees and lions. This field guide covers all the larger... More about Field guide to the larger mammals of Tanzania
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations. The Canary Islands is a popular destination for birders and travellers with an interest in wildlife and nature, and one of the best places in the world to see several scarce species such as the Houbara bustard. They also hold a number... More about Birds of the Canary Islands
Mountfield: Christopher Helm, 1998. Octavo, four colour plates by Martin Woodcock, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. The first avifaunal survey of the entire country, with descriptions of two recently discovered endemic species in the region of Mt. Nimba. More about Birds of Liberia
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. Covering all 597 species recorded to date, Birds of Botswana is the ultimate field guide to Botswana's stunningly diverse birdlife. This guide features more than 1,200 superb colour illustrations, detailed species accounts, seasonality and breeding bars, and a colour distribution... More about Birds of Botswana