Jewel-babblers and allies (Eupetidae)
Spotted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum) - HBW 12, p. 365
French: Cinclosome pointillé
German: Fleckenflöter
Spanish: Zordala Manchada
Other common names: Spotted Ground-bird/Ground-thrush/Babbling-thrush/Ground-dove
Taxonomy: Turdus punctatus Shaw, 1794, New South Wales, Australia.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- punctatum (Shaw, 1794) - SE Australia, from SE Queensland S to Victoria and extreme SE South Australia.
- anachoreta Schodde & Mason, 1999 - Mount Lofty Ranges, in SE South Australia.
- dovei Mathews, 1912 - E Tasmania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing. Locality Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia (ssp punctatum)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2009 2 years ago 34 sec 4.2 -
A bird walking on the grass and hiding, with a slow motion view at the end Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp punctatum)
Rigdon Currie 31 October 2004 5 years ago 14 sec 3.5
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Male responding to imitation of it's call.
Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia (ssp punctatum)
Tom Tarrant 24 August 2008 3 years ago 3.3
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A bird singing. Locality Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
(ssp punctatum)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2009 2 years ago 4.5
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