Field guide to Birds of Melanesia: Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia

by Guy Dutson

Overview

The perfect guide to the birds of Melanesia – New Caledonia, the Solomons, the Bismarcks and Vanuatu.

Written by leading ornithologist Guy Dutson, this Helm field guide covers the species-rich Melanesia region of the south-west Pacific, from New Caledonia and the Solomons through the Bismarcks to Vanuatu.

This book is an indispensable birdwatching guide for anyone travelling in this part of the Pacific, with its cover star being the Kagu, the region's most iconic bird species and a highly sought-after endemic of New Caledonia..

Species accounts include 650 superb illustrations allied with concise written information to aid quick and accurate identification.

Comprehensive and authoritative, this is the ultimate guide to the birds of this remote and ornithologically fascinating stretch of the Pacific.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780713665406
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	08/05/2025
Series:	Helm Field Guides
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Guy Dutson is an ornithologist and conservationist, and is a world leading authority on the birds of the south-west Pacific, a region in which he has described or rediscovered several species. He has led fieldwork to the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea since 1990, established the BirdLife Pacific programme in Fiji, and currently lives in subtropical Australia.

Editorial Reviews

This is one of the best field guides I have seen in recent years. Given the significant challenge of being comprehensive (for example the Solomon Islands archipelago consists of over 900 islands) it makes everything really easy to understand. It incorporates all of the features that you need.” —Keith Betton, Birder's World

“There is much to admire, and the publisher's claim that this would be indispensable on a visit to the region is one I would endorse.” —Fatbirder

“The illustrations are excellent … With a relatively limited number of species on many of the islands, this guide should certainly enable the user to identify anything seen well.” —Frank Lambert, The Birder's Library

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