Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds presents an up-to-date classification of Australian birds. Building on the authors 1994 book, The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories, it incorporates the extensive volume of relevant systematic work since then. The findings of these studies are summarised and evaluated in the explanations for the taxonomic treatments adopted, and with the extensive citations, the book serves as a comprehensive introduction to the recent systematic literature of Australian birds. All species of birds that have been recorded from the Austr.
Contents
Foreword; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the authors; Introduction; Species lists; Higher-level avian systematics; Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds; References; Index.
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