FOCUS ON Companion Guides
ATWB SERIES +++ All the World’s Birds 20XX: A Companion Guide – FOCUS ON
The FOCUS ON … series of ATWB eBooks presents information about all the species in the IOC bird list that are regularly present in selected regions of the world. To view the structure and generic content of these eBooks click here.
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The FOCUS ON Companion Guides series of ATWB eBooks is being redeveloped to reflect The Global Avian Checklist (AviList). However, owing to to the multiple changes introduced by the publication of the first version of the AviList, this series has been temporarily suspended, and may be reintroduced sometime during 2026.
The AviList changes that have impacted the FOCUS ON Companion Guides can be viewed by clicking on the “AviList Updates” links below:
[Note: for information about 2025 FOCUS ON Companion Guides, scroll down this page.]
North-West South America: PERU, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR
(including Galápagos Islands), w BOLIVIA, n VENEZUELA,
plus islands Trinidad, Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire
Focus on NORTH-WEST SOUTH AMERICA 2668 species AviList Updates
Central and Eastern Middle America: sc, se MEXICO, BELIZE,
HONDURAS (excluding Swan Islands), GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR,
NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA (excluding Cocos Island), PANAMA
Focus on CENTRAL AND EASTERN MIDDLE AMERICA 1172 species AviList Updates
East Africa and Madagascar: UGANDA, KENYA, RWANDA,
BURUNDI, TANZANIA, MALAWI, nw, ne MOZAMBIQUE,
MADAGASCAR, waters and islands of MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL
Focus on EAST AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR 1567 species AviList Updates
Southern Africa: NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA, ZIMBABWE, c, s MOZAMBIQUE,
ESWATINI, LESOTHO, SOUTH AFRICA
Focus on SOUTHERN AFRICA 843 species AviList Updates
Indian Subcontinent: PAKISTAN, INDIA, NEPAL, BHUTAN, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA
Focus on INDIAN SUBCONTINENT 1239 species AviList Updates
South-East Asia: MYANMAR, THAILAND, LAOS, VIETNAM, CAMBODIA,
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS, PENINSULAR MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE
Focus on SOUTH-EAST ASIA 1263 species AviList Updates
Greater Sundas and Philippines: ASIAN INDONESIA (SUMATRA,
RIAU ISLANDS, JAVA, BALI, islands in JAVA SEA, Indonesian BORNEO)
EAST MALAYSIA, BRUNEI, PHILIPPINES
Focus on GREATER SUNDAS AND PHILIPPINES 1114 species AviList Updates
Wallacea: WALLACEAN INDONESIA, TIMOR-LESTE
(SULAWESI and nearby islands, MOLUCCAS, islands in BANDA SEA,
KAI ISLANDS, TANIMBAR ISLANDS, Wallacean LESSER SUNDAS,
islands in FLORES SEA)
Focus on WALLACEA 772 species AviList Updates
Eastern Australasia: NEW GUINEA AND WESTERN ISLANDS,
BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, EASTERN MELANESIA (excluding Fiji),
MAINLAND NEW ZEALAND, OCEANIC WATERS AND ISLANDS
Focus on EASTERN AUSTRALASIA 1148 species AviList Updates
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2025 FOCUS ON Companion Guides covering species that regularly occur in the North-West South America, Central and Eastern Middle America, East Africa and Madagascar, Southern Africa, Indian Subcontinent, South-East Asia, Greater Sundas and Philippines, Wallacea and Eastern Australasia regions have been published, as listed below.
For each title that is in its second or subsequent annual edition, click on the “Updates” link to see how changes to the IOC bird list have impacted on the contents of the eBook.
North-West South America: PERU, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR
(including Galápagos Islands), w BOLIVIA, n VENEZUELA,
plus islands Trinidad, Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire
Focus on NORTH-WEST SOUTH AMERICA 2677 species
Central and Eastern Middle America: sc, se MEXICO, BELIZE,
HONDURAS (excluding Swan Islands), GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR,
NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA (excluding Cocos Island), PANAMA
Focus on CENTRAL AND EASTERN MIDDLE AMERICA 1183 species
East Africa and Madagascar: UGANDA, KENYA, RWANDA,
BURUNDI, TANZANIA, MALAWI, nw, ne MOZAMBIQUE,
MADAGASCAR, waters and islands of MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL
Focus on EAST AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR 1595 species
Southern Africa: NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA, ZIMBABWE, c, s MOZAMBIQUE,
ESWATINI, LESOTHO, SOUTH AFRICA
Focus on SOUTHERN AFRICA 849 species
Indian Subcontinent: PAKISTAN, INDIA, NEPAL, BHUTAN, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA
Focus on INDIAN SUBCONTINENT 1246 species
South-East Asia: MYANMAR, THAILAND, LAOS, VIETNAM, CAMBODIA,
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS, PENINSULAR MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE
Focus on SOUTH-EAST ASIA 1269 species
Greater Sundas and Philippines: ASIAN INDONESIA (SUMATRA,
RIAU ISLANDS, JAVA, BALI, islands in JAVA SEA, Indonesian BORNEO)
EAST MALAYSIA, BRUNEI, PHILIPPINES
Focus on GREATER SUNDAS AND PHILIPPINES 1123 species
Wallacea: WALLACEAN INDONESIA, TIMOR-LESTE
(SULAWESI and nearby islands, MOLUCCAS, islands in BANDA SEA,
KAI ISLANDS, TANIMBAR ISLANDS, Wallacean LESSER SUNDAS,
islands in FLORES SEA)
Focus on WALLACEA 779 species
Eastern Australasia: NEW GUINEA AND WESTERN ISLANDS,
BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, EASTERN MELANESIA (excluding Fiji),
MAINLAND NEW ZEALAND, OCEANIC WATERS AND ISLANDS
Focus on EASTERN AUSTRALASIA 1169 species
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