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Heavily patterned terrestrial bird of Nullarbor Plain.
Not listed
Endemic to Australia
At a glance
FamilyQuail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers
SizeSmall
RarityRare
HabitatHerbaceous Graminoids Sparse Hummock Grasses, Shrubland, and Woody Trees Scattered
Best timeMost reliable in South Australia from April.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Joshua Bergmark
Range map
Range map
71visible hotspots
633visible records
2states
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 that connects to thick black breast band (forming an upside-down
Behavior
Both sexes have pale eyebrow, brown back, and black-and-white markings on wing.
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