This is a comprehensive guide to 'true' finches and sparrows, 290 species in all. Colour plates illustrate all the species, many races and most sex and age variations. Distribution maps show breeding and wintering ranges.

The Birdwatch Bird Book of the Year 2014

This book covers difficult identification issues by looking at tricky species pairs or groups of birds, and comparing and contrasting their respective features. Designed as a field companion, it supplements the standard field guides and provides much additional information. As well as detailed texts, the books include extensive illustrations of all
relevant ages and plummages of the species concerned.