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
HabitatUsually seen walking around in areas of open woodland and shrubland.
Best timeMost reliable in Western Australia from September to October.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Louis Masarei
Range map
Range map
530visible hotspots
1694visible records
3states
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
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.
Gallery
Regional timing
South Australia
Western Australia
Northern Territory
Commonly confused with
Nullarbor Quail-thrushCinclosoma alisteriFemale has buff chin and moustache, white belly, and pale gray chest, male a white moustache, black throat patch that connects to thick black breast band (forming an upside-down→Western Quail-thrushCinclosoma marginatumUsually seen walking around in stony rises with very open woodland and shrubland. Note that Cinnamon Quail-thrush has a paler eyebrow and male’s chest has white center.→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.→