Cinnamon Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma cinnamomeum
The Cinnamon Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma cinnamomeum) is a rare jewel-babblers and quail-thrush found only in Australia, weighing about 56 g. The cinnamon quail-thrush is a small to medium-sized species of bird that is endemic to Australia.
About the Cinnamon Quail-thrush
The cinnamon quail-thrush is a small to medium-sized species of bird that is endemic to Australia. This bird is found in the arid and semi-arid regions of central Australia.
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How to identify it
Cinnamon quail-thrush have a body length of 20 cm (7.9 in), and weigh up to 50 grams (1.8 oz) when fully grown. Male birds are characterised by a white eyebrow, black face, and a broad white streak down the sides of a black throat. The upper parts of their body are plain cinnamon-rufous with buff-white patches on the upper breast and a broad black band below. The outer tail feathers are black with white tips. The female has similar features but duller with a buff-white throat and eyebrow. Their upper breast is grey and they have no black on the underside.
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in September. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Cinnamon Quail-thrush?
- Cinnamon quail-thrush have a body length of 20 cm (7.9 in), and weigh up to 50 grams (1.8 oz) when fully grown. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Cinnamon Quail-thrush?
- The Cinnamon Quail-thrush is a small sized bird weighing about 56 g.
- Where can you see a Cinnamon Quail-thrush?
- The Cinnamon Quail-thrush is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What birds look similar to a Cinnamon Quail-thrush?
- The Cinnamon Quail-thrush is most easily confused with the Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush, the Copperback Quail-thrush and the Nullarbor Quail-thrush.
- Is the Cinnamon Quail-thrush endangered?
- The Cinnamon Quail-thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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