Quail-thrush
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| Cinclosoma | |
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| File:Cinclosoma castanotum.jpg | |
| Chestnut quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castanotum) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cinclosomatidae |
| Genus: | Cinclosoma Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Turdus punctatus[1] Shaw, 1794
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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.[2] A molecular study published in 2015 by Gaynor Dolman and Leo Joseph resulted in the splitting of the chestnut-backed quail-thrush into the chestnut quail-thrush of eastern Australia and the copperback quail-thrush in the west.[3]
Species
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| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painted quail-thrush | Cinclosoma ajax | New Guinea. | |
| File:Spotted Quail-thrush male - Blackheath.jpg | Spotted quail-thrush | Cinclosoma punctatum | Australia. |
| Copperback quail-thrush | Cinclosoma clarum | Australia. | |
| File:Chestnut Quail-thrush (11078463133).jpg | Chestnut quail-thrush | Cinclosoma castanotum | Australia |
| File:Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush - Mt Grenfell.jpg | Chestnut-breasted quail-thrush | Cinclosoma castaneothorax | Australia (New South Wales, Queensland and Perth.) |
| Western quail-thrush | Cinclosoma marginatum | Australia. | |
| Nullarbor quail-thrush | Cinclosoma alisteri | Nullarbor Plain in southern Australia | |
| File:Cinnamon Quail-Thrush (Cinclosoma cinnamomeum).jpg | Cinnamon quail-thrush | Cinclosoma cinnamomeum | central Australia |
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References
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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