• ISBN13: 9781464184369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture
• Publisher: Macmillan Learning
• Publisher Imprint: WH Freeman
• Publication Date: April 16, 2019
• Pages: 864
• Original Price: GBP 78.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 1520 grams

​Ornithology, 4th Edition is a comprehensive introductory text covering a wide scope of topics essential for understanding the field of ornithology. This edition infuses the most current research and a more conceptual approach alongside an evolutionary perspective. The 4th edition retains its hallmark readability, as well as a well updated narrative and bibliography with the latest scientific content and references.

Frank Gill is an American ornithologist with worldwide research interests and experience. Expeditions to remote corners of the globe are one of his favourite diversions. Gill’s projects include innovative program leadership and engagement of the public in ornithology through citizen science. He directed the encyclopedic work The Birds of North America (BNA). He pioneered the use of the internet for citizen science initiatives, including eBird with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retired three times, he now leads the international effort to align the species taxonomy of the birds of the world (http://www.worldbirdnames.org).