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Southern Africa’s Common Birds Arranged By Colour And Size
(Paperback, 5th Updated Edition – now with QR codes to hear the birds call)

Authors: Kenneth Newman, Nick Newman

Newman’s Birds by Colour offers birders a quick and simple way to identify southern Africa’s most common birds using colour and size as a starting point.

New in the 5th Edition: see it – then hear it

Many birds are heard long before they are seen. This fifth edition adds QR codes to the species pages so you can hear a bird’s call straight from the book. Simply point your phone’s camera at the code and the call plays in your browser – there’s no app to download.

Match what you see with what you hear, confirm your identification, and learn the calls of your garden and bushveld birds as you go.

This handy guide combines illustrations with photographs and includes bird names in several local languages. An informative introduction provides practical tips for identifying birds, and includes information on bird anatomy and classification, and guidance on what you need to go birding.

• NEW: QR codes on the species pages – scan to hear the bird’s call
• Illustrations PLUS photographs
• Use colour and size to ID birds
• Bird names in indigenous languages too
• Distribution maps for each species

Listening to calls needs a smartphone camera and an internet connection (mobile data or Wi-Fi). Please enjoy the calls responsibly – avoid playing them to attract birds, especially during the breeding season.

Struik Nature | 5th Updated Edition | Release Date: September 2026