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Revision as of 12:56, 27 April 2024
Alternative names: Spotted Ground-bird; Spotted Ground-thrush; Spotted Babbling-thrush; Spotted Ground-dove
- Cinclosoma punctatum
Identification
24 -30 cm.
Male:
- Black face with white eyebrow
- White patch on sides of black throat
- Grey neck and breast
- Broad black spots on back and flanks
- Black shoulder with white tips
- Greyish-brown tail with white tips
Female:
- Paler and duller than male
- Orange patch on side of buff-white throat
Distribution
Found in east and southeast Australia and east Tasmania.
Sparse but locally common. No records of anachoreta since 1984.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies recognized (with one critically endangered or even already extinct):
- C. p. punctatum in southeast Australia
- C. p. anachoreta in Mount Lofty Ranges, southeast south Australia
- C. p. dovei in east Tasmania
Habitat
Dry open sclerophyll forest and woodland. Prefers rocky hillsides.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects and other invertebrates, but they also eat small vertebrates and seeds at times. They pick their prey from the ground which they hunt in a slow, meandering fashion.
The breeding season is July-August to December. The female builds the cup-like nest of dry vegetation and puts the nest into a depression in the ground near the base of a tree, shrub, rock, or clump of grass. 2 spotted eggs are laid and are incubated by the female; the male helps to feed the chicks during and after the 19 day fledging period. In any breeding season, one to three broods may be raised.
Resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Simpson, K and N Day. 1998. Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-4877-5
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Spotted Quail-thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spotted_Quail-thrush
External Links
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