Editing Birds of Australia (section)

==Regional references and guides==
Important regional references include:
* ''[http://www.waterfordpress.com Australia Birds]'', a portable folding guide authored by zoologist James Kavanagh, features 140 of the most familiar species. Part of a four title series on Australia flora & fauna featuring ecoregions and major bird spotting sites around the country.
* ''[http://www.publish.csiro.au/pid/6518.htm Finding Australian Birds]'', authored by Tim Dolby and Rohan Clarke (2014), features the best places in Australia for finding birds.
* ''The [[Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds]]'' (''[[HANZAB]]''), the pre-eminent scientific reference, in seven volumes.
* ''[[Atlas of Australian Birds|The New Atlas of Australian Birds]]'', an extensive detailed survey of Australian bird distributions.
* ''[http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/action/birds2000/index.html The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000]'', Garnett, Stephen T.; & Crowley, Gabriel M., Environment Australia, Canberra, 2000 {{ISBN|0-642-54683-5}}, a comprehensive survey of the conservation status of Australian species, with costed conservation and recovery strategies.
* ''[[Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds]]'' was once the standard general reference, but is now somewhat dated. The second edition (1986) remains in print.
* ''[http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781741757361 Where to See Birds in Victoria]'', edited by Tim Dolby (2009), features places in Victoria for seeing birds.

Full-coverage field guides in print are as follows, in rough order of authority:
* Pizzey: ''[[A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia (Pizzey)|Field Guide to the Birds of Australia]]'', [[Graham Pizzey|Pizzey, G]], [[Frank Knight|Knight, F]] and Menkhorst, P (ed), 7th edition, 2003 {{ISBN|978-0-207-19821-2}}
* Slater: ''[[The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds]]'', Slater P, Slater P and Slater R, 2009 revised edition
* Simpson and Day: ''[[Field Guide to the Birds of Australia (Simpson & Day)|Field Guide to the Birds of Australia]]'', Simpson K and [[Nicolas Day|Day N]], 8th edition, 2010; {{ISBN|0-670-07231-1}}
* Morcombe: ''Field Guide to Australian Birds'', Morcombe, M, 2nd edition 2003, and complete compact edition 2004
* Flegg: ''Photographic Field Guide: Birds of Australia'', [[Jim Flegg|Flegg, J]], 2nd edition, 2002
* Trounson: ''Australian Birds: A Concise Photographic Field Guide'', [[Donald Trounson|Trounson D]] and Trounson M, 2005 reprint
* Cayley: ''[[What Bird is That?]]'', [[Neville William Cayley|Cayley, N]], 2000 edition