The first account of the Italian avifauna to be published in English. Three volumes illustrating the current status of all Italian species, with detailed data on distribution, populations, habitats, breeding biology, movements and wintering.

Detailed maps and graphs illustrating geographical distribution of breeding, wintering and rare species, as well as numerical trends for wintering species.

Many high-quality colour photographs illustrating both geographical areas important for birds in Italy and many representative species.

In this third volume, the 249 reported species (including 26 species from the previous volumes with updated records and 77 species with rejected records) are described, with data updated to 2020 (2021) and supported by 117 distribution maps, 30 graphs, 82 colour photographs and 17 black and white photographs.