Copperback quail-thrush
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| Copperback quail-thrush | |
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| File:Copperback Quail-thrush 0A2A4442.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cinclosomatidae |
| Genus: | Cinclosoma |
| Species: | C. clarum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cinclosoma clarum Morgan, 1926
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| Subspecies | |
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The copperback quail-thrush (Cinclosoma clarum) is a species of bird in the family Cinclosomatidae. It was split from the chestnut quail-thrush in 2015.[1] It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]- C. c. clarum: little to no sexual dimorphism.[2] They tend to be brown with rust-colored back bands.[2]
- C. c. fordianum: does exhibit sexual dimorphism.[2] Males are gray with dark brown streaks; females are usually brownish-gray with similar patterning.[2] Some females have a faint, narrow back band, and some have none at all.[2]
- C. c. morgani: Eyre Peninsula
References
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