Copperback quail-thrush
Copperback quail-thrush | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cinclosomatidae |
Genus: | Cinclosoma |
Species: | C. clarum
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Binomial name | |
Cinclosoma clarum Morgan, 1926
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Subspecies | |
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The copperback quail-thrush (Cinclosoma clarum) is a species of bird in the family Cinclosomatidae. It was split from the chestnut quail-thrush in 2015.[1] It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.
Subspecies
- C. c. clarum: little to no sexual dimorphism.[2] They tend to be brown with rust-colored back bands.[2]
- C. c. fordianum: does exhibit sexual dimorphism.[2] Males are gray with dark brown streaks; females are usually brownish-gray with similar patterning.[2] Some females have a faint, narrow back band, and some have none at all.[2]
References
- doi:10.1071/MU14047.
- ^ PMC 7381587.