Quail, Buttonquail and Plains-wanderer in Australia and New Zealand
By: Joseph M Forshaw Illustrated by: Frank Knight
A fully-illustrated review of knowledge on these small, secretive ground-dwelling birds.
Although not closely related, quail, buttonquail and the Plains-wanderer have much in common. Quail, Buttonquail and Plains-wanderer in Australia and New Zealand examines 14 species of these small, secretive ground-dwelling birds, including Old World and New World quail, the endangered Buff-breasted Buttonquail, the elusive Plains-wanderer and the extinct New Zealand Quail. + Full description
Joseph Forshaw presents a comprehensive review of recent studies for these often hard to observe birds. Detailed species descriptions include key features, habitat, status, diet and breeding, along with information on eggs, calls and distribution. Each species is fully illustrated with exquisite colour identification plates by renowned wildlife artist Frank Knight. This is an essential reference for anyone fascinated by these elusive birds.
Certificate of Commendation, The Royal Zoological Society of NSW 2023 Whitley Awards: Highly Commended
- Short descriptionReviews
"This book is a must have for anyone with a serious interest in the birds of the region!"
The Birdbooker Report, 25 June 2023
"This is another very fine and comprehensive publication from Joseph Forshaw, and anyone with an interest in these birds will profit greatly from reading it"
Steve Holliday, Canberra Bird Notes 48(1), July 2023
"The text is nicely enhanced by Frank Knight's paintings. Each species account has field-guide type illustrations of adults of each sex, a bird in flight, and of downy young."
Canberra Bird Notes Vol 48(1), July 2023
"Anyone from primary school teachers to upper-level academics will benefit from it as a reference source, although I also see it playing a role as a starter for those beginning to research the species."
Graham R. Fulton, Pacific Conservation Biology 30, 5 March 2023
Details
Hardback | May 2023 | $170.00ISBN: 9781486312597 | 200 pages | 245 x 290 mm
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
B&W photographs, Colour Paintings, Colour photographs, Illustrations, Maps
ePDF | May 2023
ISBN: 9781486312603
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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ePUB | May 2023
ISBN: 9781486312610
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Features
- A comprehensive account of six species of quail, seven species of buttonquail and the quail-like Plains-wanderer in Australia and New Zealand.
- Includes the extinct New Zealand Quail.
- Features detailed species descriptions, including habitats, breeding, subspecies, distribution, historical notes, eggs, diet and status.
- All species are illustrated in fine colour plates by Frank Knight, one of Australia’s leading wildlife artists.
Contents
ForewordPreface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Order Galliformes
Family Odontophoridae
Subfamily Odontophorinae
Genus Callipepla Wagler
Genus Colinus Goldfuss
Family Phasianidae
Subfamily Phasianinae
Tribe Coturnicini
Genus Coturnix Bonnaterre
Genus Synoicus Gould
Order Charadriiformes
Family Turnicidae
Genus Turnix Bonnaterre
Family Pedionomidae
Genus Pedionomus Gould
Map
Gazetteer
References Cited
Index of Common Names
Index of Scientific Names
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Authors
Joseph M. Forshaw AM is a Research Associate in the Ornithology Section at the Australian Museum and the author of a number of award-winning natural history books. In 2015, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to ornithology and wildlife conservation. His previous books include Vanished and Vanishing Parrots (2017) and Pigeons and Doves in Australia (2015).
Frank Knight has been a wildlife illustrator for more than 30 years, producing illustrations for scientific papers, books and lectures. His work appears in Field Guide to the Frogs of Australia (2020), with text by Michael Tyler, and in Vanished and Vanishing Parrots (2017) by Joseph Forshaw.
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