The Penguins

By Tony D. Williams, J.N. Davies (illustrator), John Busby (illustrator)

Book cover of The Penguins: Spheniscidae (Bird Families of the World, No. 2)

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Bird Families of the World is a multivolume series of handbooks, intended to serve the interests of both the professional scientist and the serious amateur ornithologist. Each volume will provide a comprehensive and accurate synthesis of our knowledge of one bird family or several related families. In each book the…

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1 author picked The Penguins as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Dyan deNapoli

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For serious penguin geeks, this book has long been the penguin bible. If you’re looking for scientifically accurate information about the biology and behavior of each penguin species, this is a fantastic reference book. Written by a leading ornithologist who has done field research on penguins, The Penguins gives a very comprehensive overview of each species, with detailed information about everything from breeding biology, to foraging ecology, to physical measurements, and much more. There are many illustrations and graphs as well. (The Penguins is manna for natural-science geeks and hard-core bird nerds.)

From Dyan's list on penguins for adults.