Handbook of the Birds of the World Vol.10: Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes

Volume 10, Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes, is the largest volume in the series, with 895 pages covering 12 diverse families of oscine birds. This work encompasses a wide range of habitats, from Africa and South Asia to the Americas, including some of the most familiar and studied bird species.

The highlighted families include cuckoo-shrikes, bulbuls, leafbirds, fairy-bluebirds, and ioras from Africa and South Asia, along with New World species such as silky-flycatchers, Palmchat, and mockingbirds. Also included are widely known species like waxwings, dippers, and accentors, which are exclusive to Eurasia. The volume concludes with the largest and most detailed family text in the series: the Turdidae (thrushes), covering well-known species such as robins and blackbirds.

The volume begins with a preface written by Daniel Sol, Tim Blackburn, Phillip Cassey, Richard Duncan, and Jordi Clavell, exploring the ecological impacts of exotic birds. This detailed essay discusses the spread and influence of non-native bird species worldwide.

Key Features

• Preface by Daniel Sol, Tim Blackburn, Phillip Cassey, Richard Duncan, and Jordi Clavell on the ecology and impact of exotic birds
• 81 color plates and 427 photographs
• 737 distribution maps
• Approximately 6,000 bibliographic references

Contents

• Order Passeriformes
• Family Campephagidae: 9 genera, 92 species
• Family Pycnonotidae: 27 genera, 160 species
• Family Chloropseidae: 3 genera, 11 species
• Family Irenidae: 1 genus, 2 species
• Family Aegithinidae: 1 genus, 4 species
• Family Ptilogonatidae: 4 genera, 4 species
• Family Bombycillidae: 1 genus, 3 species
• Family Hypocoliidae: 1 genus, 1 species
• Family Dulidae: 1 genus, 1 species
• Family Cinclidae: 1 genus, 5 species
• Family Troglodytidae: 19 genera, 88 species
• Family Mimidae: 10 genera, 34 species
• Family Prunellidae: 1 genus, 13 species
• Family Turdidae: 17 genera, 175 species