The Field Guide to Dumb Birds Books in Order

This irreverent field guide introduces fifty North American birds through insulting nicknames and illustrated portraits. Alongside the jokes are identification details, migration information and advice on observing birds, offering a deliberately cranky route into appreciating familiar species.

Expanding his sardonic birdwatching beyond North America, Matt Kracht examines species from around the world. Humorous names and illustrations accompany practical information about markings and calls, inviting readers to recognize birds while enjoying his exaggerated irritation with them.

Matt Kracht introduces another fifty birds through comic criticism, illustrations and a mock system for assessing their awfulness. Factual details accompany the insults, turning encounters with unfamiliar species into an unconventional exercise in bird identification and appreciation.