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Heavily patterned terrestrial bird of Western Australia and western South Australia.
Not listed
Endemic to Australia
At a glance
FamilyQuail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers
SizeSmall
RarityUncommon
HabitatHerbaceous Graminoids Open Hummock Grasses, Herbaceous Graminoids Sparse Hummock Grasses, Shrubland, Sparse woodland, and Woody Trees Scattered
Best timeMost reliable in Western Australia from September to October.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Louis Masarei
Range map
Range map
517visible hotspots
1636visible records
3states
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 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.
Behavior
White eyebrow and moustache, with deep chestnut brown back and intricately patterned wing.
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