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Quail-thrushes and jewel-babblers | Cinclosomatidae

Kwartellijsters | Cinclosomas

Native species 7 species

Species that occur here by nature: breeding birds, winter visitors and passage migrants. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.

Cinclosoma 7 species

  • Nullarbor Quail-Thrush (Cinclosoma alisteri)

    Nullarbor Quail-Thrush

    Cinclosoma alisteri
    • Chenopod shrubland
    • Gibber plain
    • Rock, cliff and scree
  • Chestnut-breasted Quail-Thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax)

    Chestnut-breasted Quail-Thrush

    Cinclosoma castaneothorax
    • Gibber plain
    • Rock, cliff and scree
    • Mulga and acacia shrubland
    • Spinifex hummock grassland
  • Chestnut Quail-Thrush (Cinclosoma castanotum)

    Chestnut Quail-Thrush

    Cinclosoma castanotum
    • Mallee
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • Eastern heathland
    • Mulga and acacia shrubland
  • Cinnamon Quail-Thrush (Cinclosoma cinnamomeum)

    Cinnamon Quail-Thrush

    Cinclosoma cinnamomeum
    • Gibber plain
    • Chenopod shrubland
    • Salt lake and salt pan
    • Spinifex hummock grassland
  • Copperback Quail-Thrush (Cinclosoma clarum)

    Copperback Quail-Thrush

    Cinclosoma clarum
    • Mallee
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • Mulga and acacia shrubland
    • Spinifex hummock grassland
    NE
  • Western Quail-Thrush (Cinclosoma marginatum)

    Western Quail-Thrush

    Cinclosoma marginatum
    • Rock, cliff and scree
    • Gibber plain
    • Mulga and acacia shrubland
    • Spinifex hummock grassland
  • Spotted Quail-Thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum)

    Spotted Quail-Thrush

    Cinclosoma punctatum
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • Casuarina and callitris woodland
    • Rock, cliff and scree
    • Mallee

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