PASSERIFORMES: Eupetidae

Cinclosoma castaneothorax  

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax)
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© Geoff Walker 2011
Bowra Station, QLD (Sep, 2011)

These birds are perfectly camouflaged for the country they live in and unless they move they can be very hard to see. I was fortunate to see this bird as it tried to quietly sneak away from me.

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax)

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush