Ornithological handbook 2155662 184359906 2008-01-14T23:11:54Z SP-KP 169365 /* List of ornithological handbooks with a geographic scope */ An '''ornithological handbook''' is a book (or series of books) giving summarised information either about the birds of a particular [[geography|geographical]] area or a particular [[taxonomy|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 of monographs)|Bird families of the world]]'' series * The ''[[Helm Identification Guides]]'' series == List of ornithological handbooks with a geographic scope == * ''[[Birds of the Western Palearctic]]'' * ''[[The Birds of Africa]]'' * ''[[Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds]]'' * ''[[The Birds of South America]]'' * ''[[Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide]]'' [[Category:Ornithological literature]]