I have just bought a copy of this book, however upon learning that it is a condensed version of the Australian Bird Guide, the colouring of the distribution maps for each species is not clearly explained in the beginning of the book - it is the case that pages with subspecies that vary in appearance are colour-coded, and that's clear enough. Is the meaning of the light and dark green shading on the distribution map ever explained in the Australian Bird Guide?
Hi there, yes it is explained in the ABG. The darker shaded areas is where a bird is commonly found, the lighter shaded areas are for where it may be found, but isn't common. And agree, that should have been explained in the compact edition.
I have just bought a copy of this book, however upon learning that it is a condensed version of the Australian Bird Guide, the colouring of the distribution maps for each species is not clearly explained in the beginning of the book - it is the case that pages with subspecies that vary in appearance are colour-coded, and that's clear enough. Is the meaning of the light and dark green shading on the distribution map ever explained in the Australian Bird Guide?
Hi there, yes it is explained in the ABG. The darker shaded areas is where a bird is commonly found, the lighter shaded areas are for where it may be found, but isn't common. And agree, that should have been explained in the compact edition.
Any idea how this differs from their new Pocket Australian Bird Guide?
Hi Dan, I didn't know there was a new pocket guide out, I'll have to look out for it - I thought this was the pocket one??
it’s exactly the same but the cover is a bit stronger!