Large thrush, adult rich brown marbled with dark marks above, pale with black scaly marks below.
At a glance
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Range map
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
Smaller than Bassian Thrush, and has a larger-appearing bill. In flight when tail is spread, shows white along edge of tail (Bassian Thrush only has a white spot in corner of tail). The smaller wingbar has more prominent thick pale tips than Bassian Thrush. Song a distinctive, thin “whee-doo,” falling in pitch, very unlike Bassian Thrush.
Behavior
Inhabits wet forests, where it forages in leaf litter.
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