Cinclosoma castanotum
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The chestnut quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castanotum) is a native Australian bird of the family Cinclosomatidae. These scrub birds are endemic to Australia and found in all states - barring Tasmania. They are relatively uncommon and are isolated to the semi-arid and arid fringes of the Australian interior.
Similar in physical appearance to other species such as Cinclosoma cinnamomeum and C.c. punctatum, the chestnut quail-thrush is a medium-sized bird that resides in the lower canopy and scrub of arid and semi-arid vegetation. The male is characterised by a black breast, grey flank, and chestnut to grey-brown upper parts with white eyebrow and throat-patch. The female differs with a grey throat and breast, rufous and light brown upper parts, and a yellow-buff eyebrow and mark on throat, presenting an overall duller hue than the male. Both sexes have a white belly. The difference in plumage and body size is attributed to the sexual dimorphism common amongst the Cinclosoma genus.
They are known to collect in pairs and small family groups, using scrub and bushes for concealment and song perches, and running swiftly in rocketing bursts when disturbed or alarmed. The chestnut... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Quail-thrush sighting in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, based on 656 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 170 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Quail-thrush in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, against about 30% in November, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut 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.
Only Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, in our data
Hattah-Kulkyne National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chestnut Quail-thrush sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Chestnut Quail-thrush that you can see in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (about 70%), Australian Magpie (about 60%) and Noisy Miner (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut Quail-thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (656 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.
