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Heavily patterned terrestrial bird of central Australia.
Not listed
Endemic to Australia
At a glance
FamilyQuail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers
SizeSmall
RarityUncommon
HabitatHerbaceous Graminoids Open Hummock Grasses, Herbaceous Graminoids Scattered, Herbaceous Graminoids Sparse Hummock Grasses, Shrubland, and Waterbodies
Best timeMost reliable in South Australia from July to September.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Louis Masarei
Range map
Range map
955visible hotspots
4387visible records
5states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
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
Female 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.
Behavior
Both sexes have pale eyebrow, pale brown back, speckled undertail, and black-and-white markings on wing.
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