Jewel-babblers and allies (Eupetidae)
Chestnut Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castanotum) - HBW 12, p. 366
French: Cinclosome marron
German: Rotrückenflöter
Spanish: Zordala Castaña
Other common names: Chestnut-backed Quail-thrush, Chestnut Groundbird, Copperback
Taxonomy: [Cinclosoma] castanotus Gould, 1840, Belts of the Murray, South Australia, Australia.
Described races mayri (from SC New South Wales) and morgani (from Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia) considered indistinguishable from nominate; dundasi (SW Western Australia) is an intergrade between clarum and fordianum. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- clarum Morgan, 1926 - SC Western Australia, SW & SC Northern Territory and W South Australia.
- fordianum Schodde & Mason, 1999 - S Western Australia and SW South Australia.
- castanotum Gould, 1840 - SE South Australia, SW & C New South Wales and NW Victoria.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched singing. Locality Bronzewing Reserve, Victoria, Australia (ssp castanotum)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 2009 2 years ago 44 sec 4.9 -
A male perched, calling, turning around and going to the ground. Locality Bronzewing Reserve, Victoria, Australia (ssp castanotum)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 2009 2 years ago 22 sec 4.8 -
A male scratching on the forest ground Locality Wyperfeld National Park, Victoria, Australia (ssp castanotum)
Matt Weeks 5 June 2004 6 years ago 44 sec 4.8 -
A male perched, looking around. Locality Bronzewing Reserve, Victoria, Australia (ssp castanotum)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 2009 2 years ago 21 sec 4.4 -
A male walking and foraging on the ground. Locality Bronzewing Reserve, Victoria, Australia (ssp castanotum)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 2009 2 years ago 30 sec 4.4 -
A female walking, shaking the plumage and foraging. Locality Bronzewing Reserve, Victoria, Australia (ssp castanotum)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 2009 2 years ago 24 sec 3.8
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Adult male perched about 2 meters up in a Mallee tree contributing to a dawn chorus .
Locality Nowingi Track, Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Victoria, Australia (ssp castanotum)
Edward Smith 20 July 2012 43 weeks ago 4.5 -
A male perched looking around.
Locality Bronzewing Reserve, Victoria, Australia (ssp castanotum)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 2009 2 years ago 4.3 -
A dorsal view of a male perched.
Locality Bronzewing Reserve, Victoria, Australia (ssp castanotum)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A male perched.
Locality Bronzewing Reserve, Victoria, Australia (ssp castanotum)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 2009 2 years ago 4 -
female
Locality Gluepot Nature Reserve, South Australia, Australia (ssp castanotum)
Mat Gilfedder 27 January 2008 3 years ago 4 -
Male singing in a tree
Locality Gluepot Nature Reserve, South Australia, Australia (ssp castanotum)
Peter Waanders 18 January 2010 3 years ago 3
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A male singing. Locality Bronzewing Reserve, Victoria, Australia
(ssp castanotum)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 2009 2 years ago 4.5
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