First Look at the Next Sibley Guide!

The Sibley Guide to Birds Second EditionBirdWatching magazine has posted an interview with David Sibley, which includes a first look at the second edition of the Sibley Guide.

Some highlights:

  • The trim size will be the same, but it will have 80 more pages than the last one.
  • More species! 98 “non-exotic rare species” and 13 exotic species have been added.
  • Updated, more detailed range maps that are zoomed in where appropriate.
  • The illustrations are larger, and many have been revised.

My biggest question right now is regarding the family sequencing: will he use the same order as last time (taxonomic), or switch to something like that proposed by Howel, et al.? I would prefer the latter, but I have a feeling that will not be the case. Regardless, the publication date – March 11, 2014 – can’t get here fast enough.

Posted by Grant McCreary on November 20th, 2013.

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