 First edition cover | |
| Author | David Allen Sibley |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | David Allen Sibley |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Field guide |
| Published | 2000 (Alfred A. Knopf) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 544 |
| ISBN | 0-679-45122-6 |
The Sibley Guide to Birds is areference work andfield guide for thebirds found in the continentalUnited States andCanada. It is written and illustrated by ornithologistDavid Allen Sibley. The book provides details on 810 species of birds, with information about identification, life history, vocalizations, and geographic distribution. It contains several paintings of each species, and is critically acclaimed for including images of each bird in flight. Two regional field guides using the same material asThe Sibley Guide to Birds were released in 2003, one for the western half of North American and one for the eastern half. A second, updated edition ofThe Sibley Guide to Birds was released in 2014.[1]
The guide was favorably reviewed byThe New York Times,[2]The Wilson Bulletin[3] (nowThe Wilson Journal of Ornithology), and the journalWestern Birds.[4]