Western quail-thrush
Western quail-thrush | |
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Nest photographed by Whitlock , East Murchison 1909
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cinclosomatidae |
Genus: | Cinclosoma |
Species: | C. marginatum
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Binomial name | |
Cinclosoma marginatum Sharpe, 1883
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Synonyms | |
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Western quail-thrush (Cinclosoma marginatum) is a species of bird in the family Cinclosomatidae.[2] It is found in arid inland habitat in south-central
Taxonomy
The species was first described by
The common names for this species include western quail-thrush and chestnut-breasted quail-thrush.[6]
Description
A species of
Due to the rare sighting of western quail-thrushes, their classification has been a debated topic. They were constantly difficult to spot in the field. The species was previously thought to be a subspecies to the chestnut-breasted quail-thrush and the cinnamon quail-thrush, but now it has full species status.[8]
Behavior
Western quail-thrushes' songs contain a series of five to eleven whistles that increase in pace at the same pitch. Around the end of their song, notes may sound longer than others and are then followed by one or more short high-pitched notes.
Western quail-thrushes are mainly winter breeders with their
Diet
Western quail-thrushes eat arthropods, which are invertebrate animals such as spiders and insects. To find food, they forage on the ground and walk slowly, pecking with their bill on the ground and searching for seeds. As they forage and eat, western quail-thrushes hold their larger, previously found items under one foot as they peck their catch to dismember it.[7]
References
- . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- PMID 22040766.
- ^ International), BirdLife International (BirdLife (2016-10-01). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Cinclosoma marginatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ a b Sharpe, Richard Bowdler (1883). "Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum". Bulletin of the British Museum. 7: 336.
- ^ "Western Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma marginatum) - BirdLife species factsheet". datazone.birdlife.org.
- ^ ISBN 9780958536721.)
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- ^ "Western Quail-thrush - Australian Birds - photographs by Graeme Chapman". www.graemechapman.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-18.