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ForestDomed nestMedium · 150 g
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Unmistakable thrush-like, ground-dwelling, birds. Males and females largely dark brown with white eye-ring, tail-feather shafts extend as spines beyond feather-vanes; males with white throat, breast and belly; females with bright rufous throat and upper breast, white lower breast and belly. Voice: Continuous chattering, singing and other complex vocalisations.
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When to see the Chowchilla
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chowchilla
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Chowchilla
The chowchilla is a passerine bird in the family Orthonychidae. It is endemic to Australia.
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Easily confused with
Papuan LogrunnerOrthonyx novaeguineaeThe Papuan logrunner or New Guinea logrunner is a species of bird in the family Orthonychidae.
Australian LogrunnerOrthonyx temminckiiLogrunners as a group are characterised by their distinctive tail feathers where the rachis (or central shafts) of the tail feathers protrude and are stiffened.
Side by side: Australian Logrunner vs Chowchilla
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