What Makes a Bird? : An Illustrated Guide to the Bird World

Author: Perera, Nadeem

Natural history (Children’s/Teenage)

Published on 2 April 2026 by Flying Eye Books in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 80 pages
267 x 214 x 12 | 448g

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An informative and engaging introduction to birds written by wildlife TV presenter and bird watcher, Nadeem Perera.

A stunningly illustrated book detailing everything that makes a bird a bird. Featuring birds from all over the world, and peppered with clear case studies on different bird species and punchy fact files on all things beaks, feathers, migration, nesting and more, the book also closes with a chapter on connecting with birds and becoming a birder.