Birding Resources

• Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands
  Sinclair, Ian & Langrand, Olivier. 1998 Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa.
  A xx-page field guide with excellent illustrations. Widely available (Amazon, NHBS, etc).
  
  
• 1: 50 000 maps of each island
  Available from the Institut Géographique National in Paris, France, or from the "Boutique Nouveautées" in Moroni; click here for direct online orders of maps of Mayotte and of Grande Comore, Anjouan & Mohéli.

The following three titles are only available directly from the Africa Museum, Belgium:
(please see ordering details below)

• Bird Calls of the Comores (Guide sonore des oiseaux nicheurs des Comores)
  Herremans, Marc. 2001 Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium.
  A top quality audio CD which includes calls of all the Comoro endemics.
  Price: 650 BEF (16.14 Euro)
  
  
• Les Oiseaux des Comores
  Louette, Michel. 1988 Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium.
  The standard work on the birds of the Comores (in French). Very comprehensive, but few illustrations.
  Price: 1000 BEF (24.79 Euro)
  
  
• La Faune Terrestre de Mayotte
  Louette, Michel. 1998 Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium.
  A full-colour guide to the terrestrial fauna of Mayotte, including introductions and full catalogues of birds, reptiles, mammals, etc. (in French only).
  Price: 1000 BEF (24.79 Euro)

For orders, please fill in the online enquiry form below and you will be emailed postage charges and payment details (credit cards accepted).

Alternatively, contact Paulette Veeckmans at
Email psmets@africamuseum.be
Fax +32 2 7695638
Phone +32 2 7695292