Amazon.com description: Product Description: A comprehensive visual guide and reference source for over 1600 birds of America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Polar regions, with expert analysis of size, shape, plumage, habitat, breeding, nests, eggs and food.- Illustated throughout with over 1800 color artworks, maps and photographs.- A natural history section, featuring habitat artworks and tips on birdwatching, examines the evolution of birds and how they use flight, habitat, predatory instincts and migration to survive in their environment.