Spotted Quail-thrush

Spotted Quail-thrush

Cinclosoma punctatum

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Blue Mountains National Park

In 3 days <5%

45 Verified sightings at Blue Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
77 In all 3 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Spotted Quail-thrush

The spotted quail-thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum) is a species of bird in the family Cinclosomatidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical, tropical and temperate dry forest. It is generally cryptic and terrestrial. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:19

Australia · 2017

© Greg McLachlan · XC368542 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song?0:31

Australia · 2011

© Nick Leseberg · XC86002 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Call1:25

Australia · 2016

© Marc Anderson · XC340999 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
2 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Quail-thrush in Blue Mountains National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Quail-thrush sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 155th most-seen of the 196 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spotted Quail-thrush in Blue Mountains National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Quail-thrush in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Spotted Quail-thrush?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Quail-thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Blue Mountains National Park the best place to see a Spotted Quail-thrush?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Spotted Quail-thrush sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, under 5%) and Freycinet National Park (Australia, under 5%).

Where does the Spotted Quail-thrush sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spotted Quail-thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Blue Mountains National Park (45 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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