An ornithological handbook is a book (or series of books) giving summarised information either about the birds of a particular geographical area or a particular taxonomic group of birds. Some handbooks cover many aspects of their subjects' biology, whereas others focus on specific topics, particularly identification.
List of ornithological handbooks with a worldwide scope Handbook of the Birds of the World The Bird families of the world series The Helm Identification Guides series
List of ornithological handbooks with a geographic scope The Birds of Africa The Birds of the Malay Peninsula Birds of North America The Birds of South America Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide Birds of the Western Palearctic Handbook of Western Palearctic Birds: Passerines: A Photographic Guide (Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd, 2018) Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds, the standard text of Australian ornithology, abbreviated as HANZAB Birds of Western Australia, the handbook by Serventy and Whittell, published in 1948 through five editions.
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