Birds of New Guinea

Thane K. Pratt; Bruce M. Beehler

Published by Princeton University Press 2015

Birds of New Guinea

Second Edition

Thane K. Pratt and Bruce M. Beehler
Illustrator: John C. Anderton and Szabolcs Kókay

Volume 97 in the series Princeton Field Guides

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400865116

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About this book

This is the completely revised edition of the essential field guide to the birds of New Guinea. The world's largest tropical island, New Guinea boasts a spectacular avifauna characterized by cassowaries, megapodes, pigeons, parrots, cuckoos, kingfishers, and owlet-nightjars, as well as an exceptionally diverse assemblage of songbirds such as the iconic birds of paradise and bowerbirds. Birds of New Guinea is the only guide to cover all 780 bird species reported in the area, including 366 endemics. Expanding its coverage with 111 vibrant color plates—twice as many as the first edition—and the addition of 635 range maps, the book also contains updated species accounts with new information about identification, voice, habits, and range. A must-have for everyone from ecotourists to field researchers, Birds of New Guinea remains an indispensable guide to the diverse birds of this remarkable region.

780 bird species, including 366 found nowhere else
111 stunning color plates, twice the number of the first edition
Expanded and updated species accounts provide details on identification, voice, habits, and range
635 range maps
Revised classification of birds reflects the latest research

Author information

Thane K. Pratt is wildlife biologist emeritus at the U.S. Geological Survey's Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center and a conservationist of birds of the tropical Pacific. He is the lead editor of Conservation Biology of Hawaiian Forest Birds. Bruce M. Beehler is an ornithologist in the Division of Birds at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and a tropical ecologist with interests in the birds and rainforests of the Asia-Pacific region. He is the author of Lost Worlds: Adventures in the Tropical Rainforest.

Reviews

A solid field guide/handbook and one that does justice to the series.---Mike Tomes, British Trust for Ornithology

A must have for birders with an interest in the region!---Ian Paulsen, Birdbooker Report

This is an excellent book and will serve travelling birders very well indeed and I am sure will be just as welcomes by local wildlife lovers in New Guinea. . . . This is also a thing of beauty in itself and a pleasure to drool over.---Bo Beolens, Fatbirder

This field guide is a must for anyone contemplating serious birding or research on birds in New Guinea. It is as aesthetically pleasing as it is informative and authoritative.---H. Carl Gerhardt, Wilson Journal of Ornithology

It's hard to find fault in this excellent publication, so I won't. I would however, encourage all birders to purchase it and start saving for the ultimate birding trip--believe me, watching your first displaying bird-of-paradise will certainly bring this field guide alive!---Tim Appleton, Birdwatch

There is no doubt that this book will be a very popular addition to many birders libraries over the next few months and those visiting PNG next year will armed with a great deal more knowledge than before--the real test of a new book comes in the field and I like many more am looking forward to giving it that test.---Ashley Banwell, Rare Bird Alert

One of the Birdbooker Report's Best Bird Books of 2014

An incredibly good field guide.---Grant McCreary, Birder's Library

A wonderful updated and expanded second edition to the original Birds of New Guinea published 28 years ago. . . . In Birds of New Guinea: Second Edition, the authors have greatly expanded the description of each species beyond the typical birding guide. . . . An absolute must-have for both birders and individuals who work in the public or private sector focused on conservation of New Guinea's ecosystems.---Gabriel Thoumi, Mongabay.com

I can not recommend this guide highly enough whether you are planning a trip to New Guinea or you are just an armchair birder widening your horizons about the world's birds. An excellent present for yourself or the birder in your family.

If there ever was a time to visit New Guinea it is now. Pratt and Beehler's impressive book will surely help you to make the most of your visit.---Vincent Nijman, IBIS

If you're lucky enough to go birding in New Guinea, you'll want this field guide.---Grant McCreary, Birder's Library

Amazing! Please buy it, whether or not you're planning a trip to West Papua or PNG. It's a must-have book. . . . [A] high quality field guide, with maps on the same page as the plates, excellent, informative text, good artwork--and everything one hopes for in a field guide.

One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016

Praise for the first edition:"This book is not only indispensable to any bird-watcher visiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands, but, owing to the wealth of its information, it will be of great interest to anyone who is seriously interested in birds."

Pratt and Beehler here cover all 780 bird species in this region, drawing in even more biological data--including some on behavior, diet, and nesting--than typically found in field guides. Detailed species accounts are now separate from the 111 color illustrations--most new and twice as many as the first edition--with additional abridged species accounts and habitat maps facing these plates. A long-awaited, greatly expanded update to an authoritative regional reference.---Judy Quinn, Library Journal

Birding in New Guinea for the first time would make the most experienced birder feel like a beginner searching through the vast number of endemics. This is the guide to take along on such an adventure.---REH, Wildlife Activist

A must-have for everyone from ecotourists to field researchers, Birds of New Guinea remains an indispensable guide to the diverse birds of this remarkable region.

From cassowaries to parrots and birds-of-paradise to fairy-wrens, with sicklebills, mannikins and fantails in between, birders visiting New Guinea need to be prepared for a deluge of delightful birds, and Birds of New Guinea: Second Edition is the book to help them do it. From an extensive orientation to beautifully illustrated plates and expanded species accounts, this guide is the go-to resource all things birding in New Guinea.---Melissa Mayntz, About.com Birding

Birds of New Guinea will be the major reference to birds of the island for many years to come and the authors are to be congratulated on a scholarly yet accessible book.---Phil Gregory, Australian Bird Life

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	7
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
2. How To Use Th Is Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
3. New Guinea Natural History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
4. In The Field In Search Of Birds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Selected References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
Web Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Plates
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Species Accounts
CASSOWARIES: Casuariidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	262
MEGAPODES: Megapodiidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
PHEASANTS, PARTRIDGES, AND QUAIL: Phasianidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
MAGPIE GOOSE: Anseranatidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
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STORKS: Ciconiidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	280
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RAILS: Rallidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
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BUTTONQUAIL: Turnicidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	308
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STILTS AND AVOCETS: Recurvirostridae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	310
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Jacanas : Jacanidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	314
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TERNS AND GULLS: Laridae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	326
JAEGERS AND SKUAS: Stercorariidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	330
PIGEONS AND DOVES: Columbidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	332
COCKATOOS: Cacatuidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	348
New Guinea Vulturine Parrot and relatives: Psittrichasidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
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COUCALS: Centropodidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363
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FROGMOUTHS: Podargidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
NIGHTJARS: Caprimulgidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	376
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ROLLERS: Coraciidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	384
WOODLAND KINGFISHERS: Halcyonidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
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BOWERBIRDS AND CATBIRDS: Ptilonorhynchidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	396
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Birds of Paradise : Paradisaeidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	473
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