Birds of the Seychelles

This is the first comprehensive guide to the birds of the Seychelles, a spectacular archipelago of 115 islands north of Madagascar. It describes and illustrates every species for the first time--more than 250 in all--and gives extended species accounts for all 66 breeding species. These accounts cover breeding biology and, for all indigenous species, threats and conservation. The volume also offers the first detailed accounts of all 26 Seychelles' endemics, including their origins, in popular form.

Given the archipelago's location, almost any European migrant can turn up in the Seychelles. This makes it all the more remarkable that the authors consider every species recorded to date, as well as unrecorded potential vagrants. Beautiful color plates and clear plumage details, as well as information on confusion species, are included to aid identification by sex and age.

This is a valuable reference for anyone contemplating a trip to this popular birding destination or anyone with an interest in the natural history of the western Indian Ocean region. There is simply no other choice for either the serious ornithologist or the casual birder.

Adrian Skerrett is the author of The Beauty of Seychelles, Journey through Seychelles, and other books. A resident of Seychelles since 1980 and a national since 1994, he has served as Country Executive Officer for RSNC and a Trustee of Seychelles Islands Foundation for over twenty years. He is Secretary of the Seychelles Bird Records Committee, which he founded in 1992, as well as Treasurer of the Native Protection Trust of Seychelles and the Marine Conservation Society of Seychelles. Ian Bullock, a former manager of Aride Island nature reserve in Seychelles, helped organize the first successful transfer of Seychelles warbler from Cousin to Aride. He currently works for the RSPB as warden and manager for the Pembrokeshire islands of Ramsey and Grassholm. Tony Disley is a freelance illustrator and artist. His first field guide was the award-winning Birds of Gambia. He won the prestigious 'Richard Richardson' award for bird illustration twice.