Birds of KwaZulu-Natal and Their Zulu Names

The John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, publishers of the Roberts bird books, is proud to launch the Birds of KwaZulu-Natal and their Zulu Names.

Accompanied by superb photographs, this ground-breaking book is the first practical bird field guide to give individual Zulu names to 550 species. This book is the result of a six-year Zulu Bird Name Project, facilitated by the authors, together with 18 mother-tongue Zulu-speaking bird experts.

This book, based on sound linguistic principles, adds new names that have been crafted for the 67 per cent of the birds which hitherto had no names in Zulu. The authors hope that this book will be used and inspire a greater interest, awareness and protection among the Zulu people of the avifaunal heritage of KwaZulu-Natal and beyond.

“An outstanding and exceptionally useful book” – Mark Anderson, BirdLife South Africa

Photographs by Hugh Chittenden except where otherwise acknowledged

Keywords: Birds, Southern Africa

Bic: WNCB, PSVW6, 1HFM

Bisac: NAT043000, NAT004000 • Paperback • 210 x140mm • 226pp