Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebrates

ShrublandCup nestMedium · 62 g

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax), photo 1 — Photo: Nathan Ruser · CC BY 4.0

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax), photo 2 — Photo: Michael Hains · CC BY 4.0

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax), photo 3 — Photo: Steven Dew · CC BY 4.0

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax), photo 4 — Photo: Steven Dew · CC BY 4.0

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax), photo 5 — Photo: ian_mcallan · CC BY 4.0

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax), photo 6 — Photo: ian_mcallan · CC BY 4.0

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax), photo 7 — Photo: Steven Dew · CC BY 4.0

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax), photo 8 — Photo: Steven Dew · CC BY 4.0

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax), photo 9 — Photo: (c) dhfischer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax), photo 10 — Photo: (c) ian_mcallan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

Voice: Common call: Piping whistle of two and three short notes. This is not made by the female. When alarmed: One or two insect-like noises, sounding similar to the call of the Myzomela nigra. This is made by both sexes.

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When to see the Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush

Regular range

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Australia

About the Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush

The chestnut-breasted quail-thrush is a small endemic Australian bird which is predominantly found within the semi-arid deserts of New South Wales and Queensland.

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Easily confused with

Copperback Quail-thrushCinclosoma clarumThe copperback quail-thrush is a species of bird in the family Cinclosomatidae.

Nullarbor Quail-thrushCinclosoma alisteriThe size of the male is slightly larger than the female, the range is 185 to 210 millimetres.

Painted Quail-thrushCinclosoma ajaxThe painted quail-thrush is a medium sized bird, measuring 20-25 cm (8-10 in) in length, with a usual wing span of 20-30 cm (8-10 in) It has a brown tail, crown and back, black mask with a white belly and burnt orange sides.

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