This magnificent edition of the standard work is the ideal complement to the identification book "The Cosmos Bird Guide." The excellent color representations of the birds showcase their intricate details and expressive qualities in full size.

It includes 900 species from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, encompassing breeding birds, migratory birds, vagrants, rarities, and naturalized species. There are over 4,000 color illustrations of various plumages, subspecies, and genders.

Detailed legends directly on the images point out important features and facilitate orientation. Concise texts provide information on size, habitat, characteristics, distribution, and song. Many new features are included, particularly for petrels, raptors, gulls, pigeons, owls, thrushes, shrikes, and several families of songbirds.