Richard Noske

Richard Noske studied bird ecology for his PhD at University of New England, NSW, and completed a Graduate Diploma in Education before moving to Darwin, where he soon became a Senior Lecturer in Biology at Charles Darwin University (CDU), a post he held for 26 years. During that time Richard conducted many bird studies in the Top End, as well as in neighbouring Indonesia. He has authored or co-authored over 100 scientific journal publications, 15 book chapters and three books including Birds of the Darwin Region (CSIRO, 2015). Richard has also served as Chief or Associate Editor of four bird journals, and was President of Birds Queensland from 2012 to 2015.

Richard Noske reviews 'The Australian Bird Guide' by Peter Menkhorst, Danny Rogers, Rohan Clarke, Jeff Davies, Peter Marsack, and Kim Franklin

October 2017, no. 395 • 28 September 2017

With five illustrated field guides, two e-guide apps, and at least three photographic guides available to help people identify birds in Australia, some would question the need for yet another. The first field guide to Australian birds, written and illustrated by renowned bird artist Peter Slater, was published in 1970 and 1974 (two volumes). Since then, new guides have appeared roughly each decade ... (read more)