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BIRD FACTS |
Description
The Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush is a small bird from the semi-arid deserts of Australia. The male is has glossy black throat, chestnut coloured breast bordered below with black band, the back is reddish brown, the eyebrow is fawn brown, underside is pale edged with some black. The female is duller with greyish green chest with no black markings on throat or chest. Juveniles are similar to females with streaked chest.
Size
25 cm
Habitat
scrubland, open woodland, arid grassland, stony ground
Food
insects, spiders, seeds
Breeding
The nest is a shallow depression in the ground. The female lays two eggs per clutch
Range
found in semi-arid areas of inland Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Eupetidae | | Genus: | Cinclosoma | | Species: | castaneothorax | | Common Name: | Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush |
Relatives in same Genus
Chestnut Quail-thrush (C. castanotus)
Spotted Quail-thrush (C. punctatum)
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