Ornithological handbook
An ornithological handbook is a book giving summarised information either about the birds of a particular geographical area or a particular taxonomic group of birds. Some handbooks cover many aspects of their subjects' biology, whereas others focus on specific topics, particularly identification.
List of ornithological handbooks with a worldwide scope
Handbook of the Birds of the World- The Bird families of the world series
- The Helm Identification Guides series
List of ornithological handbooks with a geographic scope
The Birds of AfricaThe Birds of the Malay PeninsulaBirds of North AmericaThe Birds of South AmericaBirds of South Asia. The Ripley GuideBirds of the Western Palearctic- Handbook of Western Palearctic Birds: Passerines: A Photographic Guide Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds, the standard text of Australian ornithology, abbreviated as HANZABBirds of Western Australia, the handbook by Serventy and Whittell, published in 1948 through five editions.