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Spotted Quail-thrushAlternative names: "Spotted Groundbird", "Ground-thrush", "Ground-dove", "Babbling-thrush" |
Sightings
We have seen a pair of Spotted Quail-thrushes near Wollomombi Falls, east of Armidale, New South Wales, in early 2005. The identification is quite certain because of the characteristic plumage, behaviour and size of the birds.
The second sighting was in Mount Kaputar National Park, in April of 2006.
Spotted again in Coolah Tops National Park, 30 km east of Coolah, NSW, in May 2009.
Photos
Female Spotted Quail-thrush; this bird was spotted together with a male, which escaped capture by our lens (click on image for larger version)
Jittery photo of a female Spotted Quail-thrush near Mount Kaputar, 40 km east of Narrabri, New South Wales
No better than the previous one, this photo shows the same bird from behind