2 Tim Laman Books for Birds-of-Paradise or All-Continent Bird Coverage

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Are you looking for dedicated birds-of-paradise coverage or a broad survey of bird life across all continents? Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds documents all 39 unique species, while Bird Planet: A Photographic Journey covers bird life on all continents.

1. Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds

Best for Birds-of-paradise specialist

For readers seeking a focused birds-of-paradise book, Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds documents all 39 unique species, photographed in the wild for the first time in history, after eight years, 18 expeditions, and 51 field sites.

Choose it when birds-of-paradise native to remote New Guinea are within your subject scope. Coverage includes colors, plumes, courtship dances, behavior, and biodiversity, alongside wildlife photography and natural-history research. The book is a hardcover.

2. Bird Planet: A Photographic Journey

Best for All-continent bird survey

For readers seeking a broad visual survey of bird life, Bird Planet: A Photographic Journey covers bird life on all continents, from Venezuela and Borneo to American birds and Japan’s red-crowned cranes.

It also includes a chapter on the effort to photograph all known bird-of-paradise species, involving 18 months in New Guinea over eight years, plus a chapter on penguins in Antarctica. The book is a hardcover for readers interested in birding, nature, and photography.

Which should you choose?

• For dedicated birds-of-paradise coverage, including all 39 unique species:
  • Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds
• For a broad survey of bird life across all continents:
  • Bird Planet: A Photographic Journey