This spectacular edition of the best-selling Helm field guide of all time covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
More than 1,300 species are illustrated with full details of all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes the identification, status, range, habits and voice, with fully updated range maps for each species.
This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of the region - East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges.
This field guide is indispensable for the visiting birder, and a vital tool for anyone interested in the avifauna of this region.

Terry Stevenson has lived in Kenya since 1977. He is one of Africa's foremost bird tour guides, leading tours throughout Africa, India and Eastern Europe. Privately he has travelled extensively, birding in north and south America, Europe, Asia, Australia and to Antarctica. Together with John Fanshawe and Andy Roberts, Terry holds the World Big Day record for the number of birds seen in 24 hours - 330 species on 30 November 1986 - a record that still stands today! He is a co-author of the acclaimed Birds of East Africa, and is member of the East African Rarities Committee.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Species Accounts and Plates
Maps
Conservation, Citizen Science and Local Knowledge
Additional Reading
Species Accounts and Plates (1-289)
Vagrants
Appendix 1: Endemic Bird species in East Africa
Appendix 2: Threatened Bird species in East Africa
Appendix 3: Important Bird Areas in East Africa
Index
Quick Index to the Main Groups of Birds