Best Field Guides (Sep. 2026) - Rated by CherryPicks' Experts

At a Glance: Our Top Picks

Top 1

A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil

9.8
CPR Score
Top 2

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America: Second Edition (Sib...

9.8
CPR Score
Top 3

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America

9.7
CPR Score
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Top 30 Field Guides on Amazon (Verified You can Buy)

Top 1

A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil

Oxford University Press, USA
Kindle eBook
  • Author: van Perlo, Ber
  • Published: English

Ratings for Oxford University Press, USA (CPR Score)

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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America: Second Edition (Sibley Guides)

Knopf
4.86 x 1.7 x 7.8 Inches
1.3492 Pounds
  • Author: Sibley, David Allen
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

Ratings for Knopf (CPR Score)

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Amazon.com -
JS Bookstore and More -

Features

The Sibley Guide to Birds has quickly become the new standard of excellence in bird identification guides, covering more than 810 North American birds in amazing detail. Now comes a new portable guide from David Sibley that every birder will want to carry
Top 3

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America

Kindle eBook
  • Author: Kracht, Matt
  • Published: English

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Top 4

Peterson Field Guide To Reptiles And Amphibians Eastern & Central North America: The Definitive Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America

Mariner
4.5 x 1.13 x 7.25 inches
1.3999 pounds
  • Author: Powell, Robert, Conant, Roger, Collins, Joseph T.
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

Ratings for Mariner (CPR Score)

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Amazon.com -
BookOutlet USA 23
WeBuyBooks-UK 648
Dream Books Co. 877
Duvico -
Top 5

Peterson First Guide To Trees

Mariner
3.75 x 0.28 x 7.25 inches
0.2491 Pounds
Illustrated
  • Author: Petrides, George A., Peterson, Roger Tory
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Features

FIRST GUIDE TO TREES
Top 6

Pfg To Wildflowers Of Northeastern And North-Central North America (Peterson First Guide)

Mariner
3.75 x 0.3 x 7.25 Inches
0.2491 pounds
  • Author: Peterson, Roger Tory
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

Ratings for Mariner (CPR Score)

Seller CPR Rank Amazon Fulfilled Prime Free Shipping
Gulf Coast Books LLC 2,002
Amazon.com -
ThriftBooks-Seattle 86
ThriftBooks-Phoenix 55
ThriftBooks-Baltimore 71

Features

Houghton Mifflin First Guide Wildflowers by Peterson Field Guides - 0395-90667-9

Kaufman Field Guide To Birds Of North America

Mariner
0-618-57423-9
4.5 x 1.04 x 7.5 inches
1.08 pounds
Illustrated
  • Author: Kaufman, Kenn
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Seller CPR Rank Amazon Fulfilled Prime Free Shipping
Amazon.com -
ThriftBooks-Dallas 50
Goodwill Retail Services, Inc. 1,537
Bay State Book Company 5,916
ThriftBooks-Phoenix 55

Features

Houghton Mifflin Field Guide to Birds of N.A. by Kaufman Field Guides - 0-618-57423-9

Peterson Field Guide To Medicinal Plants & Herbs Of Eastern & Central N. America: Third Edition (Peterson Field Guides)

Mariner
4.25 x 1.08 x 7.25 inches
1.3007 Pounds
Illustrated
  • Author: Foster, Steven, Duke, James A.
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Amazon.com -
TwinLine Shops -

Features

Medicinal Plants: East And Centr 3
Top 9

Edible Wild Plants: Eastern/Central North America (Peterson Field Guides) - COVER MAY VARY

Mariner
4.5 x 0.93 x 7.25 inches
2.3149 pounds
  • Author: Peterson, Lee Allen, Peterson, Roger Tory
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

Ratings for Mariner (CPR Score)

Seller CPR Rank Amazon Fulfilled Prime Free Shipping
Amazon.com -
gott_books 7,283
HPB-Diamond 681
HPB Inc. 642
Shop Simpler -

Features

EDIBLE WILD PLANTS: EAST & CEN
Top 10

Peterson First Guide To Butterflies And Moths

Mariner
3.75 x 0.32 x 7.25 inches
0.2491 pounds
Illustrated
  • Author: Opler, Paul A.
  • Illustrator: Wright, Amy Bartlett
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Features

FIRST GUIDE TO BUTTERFLIES
Top 11

A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever

Kindle eBook
  • Author: Kracht, Matt
  • Published: English

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National Geographic Pocket Guide to Rocks and Minerals of North America (Pocket Guides)

National Geographic
4.252 x 0.3937 x 7.2441 inches
0.4497 Pounds
Print
  • Author: Garlick, Sarah
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Amazon.com -
ThriftBooks-Phoenix 55
bookoutlet1 189
ThriftBooks-Atlanta 25
Goodwill of Colorado 450
Seattlegoodwill 113
ThriftBooks-Seattle 86

Features

This basic beginner's field guide to North American geology helps anyone identify common rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, and land formations. In a logical, user-friendly, highly visual format, this new title--one of an expanding collection of Nationa
Top 13

Peterson Field Guide To Mammals Of North America: Fourth Edition

Mariner
4.5 x 1.31 x 7.25 Inches
1.4506 Pounds
Illustrated
  • Author: Reid, Fiona
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

Ratings for Mariner (CPR Score)

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Amazon.com -
BookOutlet USA 23
GREENWORLD BOOKS -
St Vinnie's Charitable Books 3,265

Features

Features full-color illustrations and drawings
Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute
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A Field Guide to Nature Journaling: Hike And Draw Guide Books

CREEK STEWART'S
4.25 x 0.28 x 7.0 Inches
  • Author: Sisti, James Samuel
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks: Third Edition (Peterson Field Guides)

Mariner
4.5 x 1.04 x 7.25 inches
1.3007 pounds
Illustrated
  • Author: Murie, Margaret Elizabeth
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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GREENWORLD BOOKS -
WonderBook 64
BookOutlet USA 23
Amazon.com -
Windflower Bookstore -
Stellar Book Company -
The Salvation Army-West 2,114

Features

Used Book in Good Condition
Top 16

The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss

Audible
Unabridged
  • Author: Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris
  • Narrator: Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris
  • Publisher: Highbridge Audio
  • Published, Original Language: English

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Audible, Inc. (US) -

A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Peterson Field Guides)

Mariner
4.5 x 1.19 x 7.25 inches
1.1001 Pounds
  • Author: Pough, Frederick H.
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

Ratings for Mariner (CPR Score)

Seller CPR Rank Amazon Fulfilled Prime Free Shipping
TheWorldShop 5,280
Amazon.com -
GREENWORLD BOOKS -
more-than-words 705
Goodwill Industries of SWFL 711
HPB Inc. 642
YourOnlineBookstore 36
HPB-Diamond 681
Bay State Book Company 5,916

Features

Title: Rocks and Minerals
Number of Pages: 416
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Top 18

Peterson First Guide To Caterpillars Of North America

Mariner
3.75 x 0.32 x 7.25 inches
0.2491 pounds
  • Author: Wright, Amy Bartlett, Peterson, Roger Tory
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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MegaReads -
Amazon.com -
Third Chapter Books -
GreatBookDealz -

Field Guide of All the Birds We Found One Year in the United States

Quentin Reiser
5.0 x 0.51 x 8.0 inches
0.51 pounds
  • Author: Reiser, Quentin
  • Illustrator: Reiser, Quentin
  • Contributor: Reiser, Owen
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Top 20

Peterson First Guide To Reptiles And Amphibians

Mariner
102822
3.75 x 0.34 x 7.25 Inches
0.2491 pounds
  • Author: Stebbins, Robert C., Peterson, Roger Tory, Conant, Roger
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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AJRB Entreprise -
Amazon.com -
GreatBookDealz -

Features

FIRST GUIDE TO REPTILES

Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish

Kindle eBook
  • Author: Schultz, Ken
  • Published: English

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Sibley Birds West: Field Guide to Birds of Western North America

Knopf
4.73 x 1.2 x 7.75 inches
1.4506 Pounds
  • Author: Sibley, David Allen
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Amazon.com -
Big Cheese Books -
JS Bookstore and More -

Features

Updated habitat, description, behavior, and conservation text for each species account and all family pages.
New and revised illustrations of species and regional forms.
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Top 23

Peterson Field Guide To Moths Of Northeastern North America (Peterson Field Guides)

Mariner
4.5 x 1.28 x 7.25 inches
1.4991 pounds
Illustrated
  • Author: Beadle, David, Leckie, Seabrooke
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Amazon.com -
Ibook USA -
Top 24

Peterson Field Guide To Birds Of North America, Second Edition: The Definitive Resource for Bird Identification and Observation in the Natural World of North America (Peterson Field Guides)

Kindle eBook
  • Author: Peterson, Roger Tory
  • Published: English

Ratings for Peterson Field Guide To Birds Of North America, Second Edition: The Definitive Resource for Bird Identification and Observation in the Natural World of North America (Peterson Field Guides) (CPR Score)

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HarperCollins Publishers -
Top 25

Peterson First Guide To Rocks And Minerals

Mariner
3.75 x 0.34 x 7.25 Inches
0.2491 pounds
  • Author: Pough, Frederick H., Peterson, Roger Tory
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Amazon.com -
GREENWORLD BOOKS -
MegaReads -

Features

Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals By Pough Frederick H
Top 26

Kaufman Field Guide To Nature Of The Midwest (Kaufman Field Guides)

Mariner
4.5 x 0.92 x 7.5 inches
2.3149 pounds
  • Author: Kaufman, Kenn, Kaufman, Kimberly, Sayre, Jeffrey P.
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Amazon.com -
eCampus_ 3,422
HPB-Red 855

Peterson Field Guide To Birds Of Western North America, Fifth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)

Mariner
5.0 x 1.03 x 8.0 Inches
1.4991 Pounds
  • Author: Peterson, Roger Tory
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Amazon.com -
Seattlegoodwill 113
more-than-words 705

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World

Kindle eBook
  • Author: Kracht, Matt
  • Published: English

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Top 29

Habitats of North America: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists (Habitats of the World)

Princeton University Press
5.91 x 1.02 x 8.27 inches
1.6976 pounds
  • Author: Chaon, Phil, Campbell, Iain
  • Photographer: Knoot, Benjamin Jacob
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Top 30

Peterson Field Guide To Mushrooms Of North America, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to Foraging, Cooking, and Understanding Fungi Across North America

Mariner
4.5 x 0.93 x 7.25 inches
1.0406 Pounds
  • Author: McKnight, Karl B., Rohrer, Joseph R., McKnight Ward, Kirsten, McKnight, Kent H.
  • Published, Original Language, Unknown: English

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Top 10 Field Guides - Verified to Buy (September 2026)

Top 8 Field Guides Brands on Amazon

Here is the list of top-rated brands that were evaluated by CherryPicks.

  • Oxford University Press, USA
  • Knopf
  • Mariner
  • National Geographic
  • CREEK STEWART'S
  • Audible
  • Quentin Reiser
  • Princeton University Press

Top 10 Field Guides Sellers: CPR Seller Rank List

CPR sellers rank is based on CherryPicks-AI bestselling ranking system that helps us analyze each seller's sales trends. The List of top seller ranks is our in-house data, essential for our product ranking to help you make the right shopping choice.

Rank Name Yearly Feedbacks Avg. Ratings
🥇 BookOutlet USA 647,683 4.8
🥈 ThriftBooks-Atlanta 639,516 4.8
🥉 YourOnlineBookstore 531,480 4.8
4 ThriftBooks-Dallas 435,058 4.8
5 ThriftBooks-Phoenix 422,759 4.8
6 WonderBook 389,823 4.8
7 ThriftBooks-Baltimore 356,847 4.8
8 ThriftBooks-Seattle 314,627 4.8
9 Seattlegoodwill 268,911 4.9
10 bookoutlet1 182,596 4.9
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BookOutlet USA [647683] ThriftBooks-Atlanta [639516] YourOnlineBookstore [531480] ThriftBooks-Dallas [435058] ThriftBooks-Phoenix [422759] WonderBook [389823] ThriftBooks-Baltimore [356847] ThriftBooks-Seattle [314627] Seattlegoodwill [268911] bookoutlet1 [182596] BookOutlet USA 15% ThriftBooks-Atlanta 15% YourOnlineBookstore 13% ThriftBooks-Dallas 10% ThriftBooks-Phoenix 10% WonderBook 9% ThriftBooks-Baltimore 9% ThriftBooks-Seattle 8% Seattlegoodwill 6% bookoutlet1 4%

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Now hundreds and thousands of Science & Math, Sports & Outdoors supplies are available on Amazon, Picking the right one is not easy, and that may take a lot of your time, Right? and What is the best Field Guides to buy for new September 2026?

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We developed the CherryRatings-AI system to identify and score reviews and the CherryPicks-AI ranking system that uses TensorFlow framework to generate the best list, It will help us evaluate Science & Math, Sports & Outdoors items that sell on Amazon. The score of items is based on over ten parameters such as analyzing customer review content, product reviewing rating statistics, brand reputation evaluation, comparing product price with features, etc, You can visit How We Rank to learn more in detail.

We collected and analyzed 306 of Field Guides reviews based on our selection criteria. It helped us shortlist the top qualified and rated Field Guides for Science & Math, Sports & Outdoors, We found that most customers choose Field Guides with an average price of $12.06, and the top brands are Audible, Knopf, Oxford University Press, USA And Princeton University Press

Then our expert-level editors reviewed all those quality items and selected the top 30 Field Guides for you, We have researched hundreds of sellers and picked the top sellers for Science & Math, Sports & Outdoors, including HarperCollins Publishers, BookOutlet USA, ThriftBooks-Atlanta, YourOnlineBookstore, ThriftBooks-Dallas, ThriftBooks-Phoenix, WonderBook, ThriftBooks-Baltimore, ThriftBooks-Seattle, Seattlegoodwill, bookoutlet1 And Goodwill of Colorado. The A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil are available for purchase right now, and The seller of #1 rank product has received honest feedback from 211 consumers with an average rating of 4.2.

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