Delhi is one of the most birdrich national capitals in the world with more than 470 bird species. Sudhir Vyas’s The Birds of the Delhi Area provides a superb insight into broader aspects of the birds seen –beyond identification – to contextualize their presence in the Delhi area, their habitat, distribution and to sum up the current state of our knowledge of their status, and changes in status over the past decades. An indispensable book for bird watchers in and around Delhi as well as those interested in the avifauna of one of India’s birdrich regions.