Wrens, Dippers & Thrashers of the World

David Brewer

Please note this is a Manufacture on Demand reprint of the original 2001 edition - lead time is 3 to 4 weeks.

This is the first comprehensive guide to these three closely related families. The book covers 75 wrens, 34 thrashers and 5 dippers, almost all of which are New World species. The wrens (Troglodytidae) in particular display great diversity, occupying almost every kind of habitat in the Americas. The family probably originates in Central America where the greatest number of species is to be found. The thrashers (Mimidae) include the mockingbirds, catbirds and tremblers. The dippers (Cliclidae) are river specialists although, unusually, they exhibit no obvious features for an aquatic existence.

All 124 species are depicted on 32 original colour plates by Barry Kent MacKay. The accompanying detailed text covers all aspects of each species' identification, range, habitat, movements, status, geographical variation, voice, behaviour and breeding biology. 272 pages.

Hardback (Manufacture on Demand) £65.00 £58.50