Female has white belly and gray chest, male white belly, gray flanks, and black chest and throat.
VIC: Vulnerable; WA: Rare
At a glance
FamilyQuail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers
SizeSmall
RarityCommon
HabitatUsually seen walking around in areas of open mallee woodland and shrubland.
Best timeMost reliable in Victoria from September to October.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Richard White
Range map
Range map
515visible hotspots
9466visible records
4states
Low confidenceMediumHigh confidence
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Note gray sides rather than warm brown sides of Cinnamon and Chestnut-breasted quail-thrushes. Usually seen walking around in areas of open mallee woodland and shrubland.
Behavior
White eyebrow and moustache, with a deep chestnut-brown back and intricately patterned wing.
Gallery
Regional timing
Victoria
New South Wales
South Australia
Western Australia
Northern Territory
Commonly confused with
Spotted Quail-thrushCinclosoma punctatumBoth sexes have black spots on flanks, gray breast and head, long pale eyebrow. Male has black throat and white neck patch bordered in black, female a pale buff-colored throat.→Cinnamon Quail-thrushCinclosoma cinnamomeumFemale has buff chin and moustache, white belly, and pale gray chest, male a white moustache, black throat patch, pale brown sides, and white center of chest, with thin black breast band above white belly. Usually seen walking around in open shrubland in stony country. Note that male Copperback Quail-thrush has black chest, and Nullarbor Quail-thrush has solid black chest band connected to the throat patch.→Copperback Quail-thrushCinclosoma clarumFemale has white belly and gray chest, male white belly, gray flanks, and black chest and throat. Note gray sides rather than warm brown sides of Cinnamon and Nullarbor quail-thrushes. Usually seen walking around in areas of open woodland and shrubland.→