SOUTH AFRICAN BIRDS BY NAME, origins and meanings

232pp., colour illus., hardback, Struik Nature, Cape Town, 2026

ISBN: 9781779890030

A guide to the origins and meanings behind the scientific names of all South African bird species, mostly rooted in Greek and Latin. Names traceable to explorers, biologists and other historical figures, as well as names derived from the physical attribute of a bird, are also explored.

Edouard (Eddie) Germiquet has loved birds all his life. After completing doctoral studies in biblical interpretation, he embarked on this project.