Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- A general introduction to the region -- The historical quest for birds in Ethiopia and Eritrea -- Topographic regions and hydrography in Ethiopia and Eritrea -- The geology and soils of Ethiopia and Eritrea -- The vegetation of Ethiopia and Eritrea -- The climate of Ethiopia and Eritrea -- Bird habitats in Ethiopia and Eritrea -- Bird and wildlife conservation in Ethiopia and Eritrea -- Bird migration in Ethiopia and Eritrea -- Breeding seasons in Ethiopia and Eritrea -- General treatment of species and the atlas -- Maps of the region -- Gallery of endemic birds -- Species accounts and maps -- List A. Species recorded in Ethiopia and Eritrea -- List B. Hybrid species recorded in Ethiopia and Eritrea -- List C. Additional species in Ethiopia and Eritrea mapping squares recorded over the border in Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia and Kenya -- List D. Species not considered acceptable for inclusion in List A -- List E. Endemic birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea -- Distribution categories in Ethiopia and Eritrea -- Appendix 1. Important bird areas in Ethiopia and Eritrea -- Appendix 2. Threatened and near-threatened species -- Appendix 3. Restricted-range species within Endemic Bird Areas of Ethiopia and Eritrea -- Appendix 4. Biome-restricted species in Ethiopia and Eritrea -- Bird ringing in Ethiopia and Eritrea -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z -- Gazetteer of localities -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- T -- Z.