This is the definitive book on the seabirds of the world, describing virtually all the known species. Illustrated in color.

A state-of-the-art photographic field guide to the world's oceanic birds Oceanic birds are among the most remarkable but least known of all birds, living at sea

Describes over five hundred species of sea birds from around the world, and includes information on distinguishing characteristics and behavior

Life itself could never have been sustainable without seabirds. As Adam Nicolson writes: "They are bringers of fertility, the deliverers of life from ocean to l

Seabirds evoke the spirit of the earth's wildest places. They spend large portions of their lives at sea, often far from land, and nest on remote islands that h