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This is the 5th edition of the leading guide for European bird ringers, fully revised and enlarged. Identification Guide to European Passerines now treats 267 species, 38 more than in the fourth edition. The taxonomy and sequence have been updated and the entire text has been revised and expanded. The book features numerous new or improved drawings, in total now almost 500. The guide offers detailed advice on ageing and sexing, and a summary of moult strategy for each species. The brief accounts of subspecific variation and distribution ranges are based largely on the author's own assessment of large quantities of museum specimens.
"[...] This is the book that many bird ringers and museum workers have been awaiting for some years – it being 31 years since the last edition, ‘the green one’, was first published. [...] This new edition remains the essential guide for all bird ringers and museum curators studying birds, and anyone else who wishes to take an interest in ageing passerines beyond the information found in general field guides. [...]"
– Denise Wawman, Ibis, 2023
"[...] an excellent book."
– Jon King, Ibis
