Birds of British Columbia, Volume 3: Passerines - Flycatchers Through Vireos

by Neil K. Dawe, R. Wayne Campbell, Wayne Campbell

British Columbia has one of the richest assemblages of bird species in the world. The four volumes of The Birds of British Columbia provide unprecedented coverage of this region's birds, presenting a wealth of information on the ornithological history, habitat, breeding habits, migratory movements, seasonality, and distribution patterns of each of the 472 species of birds. This third volume, covering the first half of the passerines, builds on the authoritative format of the previous bestselling volumes. It contains 89 species, including common ones such as swallows, jays, crows, wrens, thrushes, and starlings. The text is supported by hundreds of full-colour pictures, including unique habitat photographs, detailed distribution maps, and beautiful illustrations of the birds, their nests, eggs, and young. The Birds of British Columbia is a complete reference work for bird-watchers, ornithologists, and naturalists who want in-depth information on the province's regularly occurring and rare birds.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774805722
• ISBN13: 9780774805728
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 696 Pages
• Weight: 6.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 9.7" x 14.5"

Customer Reviews

A must for every BC birdwatcher

If you can afford this wonderful book and you already own the previous three in this series, it's a must have. Even if you've just started with a cheap small bird book and you've not yet reached the obsessive stage, this will undoubtedly show you the way, if not drive you all the way there. It provides everything you'll want to know about BC birds, and is very hard to put down, even though it's HUGE and heavy. My husband had bought the first three in the series as soon as they were published, and now he has died, I was compelled to complete the set just for his sake. But I'm very glad I did because it has opened a new world for me.