The Sibley Guide to Birds
 First edition cover | |
| Author | David Allen Sibley |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | David Allen Sibley |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Field guide |
| Published | 2000 (Alfred A. Knopf) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 544 |
| ISBN | 0-679-45122-6 |
The Sibley Guide to Birds is a reference work and field guide for the birds found in the continental United States and Canada. It is written and illustrated by ornithologist David Allen Sibley. The book provides details on 810 species of birds, with information about identification, life history, vocalizations, and geographic distribution. It contains several paintings of each species, and is critically acclaimed for including images of each bird in flight. Two regional field guides using the same material as The Sibley Guide to Birds were released in 2003, one for the western half of North American and one for the eastern half. A second, updated edition of The Sibley Guide to Birds was released in 2014.[1]
The guide was favorably reviewed by The New York Times,[2] The Wilson Bulletin[3] (now The Wilson Journal of Ornithology), and the journal Western Birds.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Sibley, David Allen (2014). Sibley Guide to Birds (2nd ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. pp. iv. ISBN 978-0-307-95790-0.
- ^ E. Vernon Laux (26 September 2000). "Looking at Birds, in Meticulous Detail". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ Anthony, Hill (2001). "National Audubon Society: The Sibley Guide to Birds". The Wilson Bulletin. 113 (2). Wilson Ornithological Society: 255–256. doi:10.1676/0043-5643(2001)113[0255:OL]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ Hamilton, Robert A. (March 2001). "Book Reviews: The Sibley Guide to Birds" (PDF). Western Birds. 32: 95–96.
External links
[edit]- Sibley's website for the March 2014 2nd edition
- Updates and corrections to the 4th printing with links to corrections for earlier editions