Quailthrushes
Cinclosoma
A quail-thrush is a bird of the genus Cinclosoma, which contains eight species. Quail-thrushes are in a different family from either quails or thrushes, but bear some superficial resemblance to them. The genus is found in Australia and New Guinea in a variety of habitats ranging from rainforest to deserts. The genus is closely related to the jewel-babblers of New Guinea. Seven species were recognised in 2007. A molecular study published in 2015 by Gaynor Dolman...
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Spotted Quailthrush
speciesCinclosoma punctatum
Chestnut Quailthrush
speciesCinclosoma castanotum
Cinnamon Quailthrush
speciesCinclosoma cinnamomeum
Chestnut-breasted Quailthrush
speciesCinclosoma castaneothorax
Copperback Quailthrush
speciesCinclosoma clarum
Western Quailthrush
speciesCinclosoma marginatum
Nullarbor Quailthrush
speciesCinclosoma alisteri
Painted Quailthrush
speciesCinclosoma ajax
Western × Copperback Quailthrush
hybridCinclosoma marginatum × clarum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 8241.