Female © Sue Lee
Pair © Sue Lee
Immature male © Tristan Herwood
Male © Chris Wiley

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma castaneothorax

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Identification

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Heavily patterned terrestrial bird of western Queensland and northwestern New South Wales. Both sexes have pale eyebrow, gray-brown back, speckled undertail, and black-and-white markings on wing. Female has buff chin, white belly, and pale gray chest, male white moustache, black throat patch, rich red-brown chest fading into the flanks, and black belt above white belly. Usually seen walking along stony rises in very open woodland and shrubland. Note that Cinnamon Quail-thrush has a paler eyebrow and male’s chest has white center. Calls include a long, high-pitched whistled "seeeep."

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