Hello fellow birders, I was reading the account of the WA Twitchathon and noticed a bit about Western Quail-thrush. I checked the IOC list and sure enough it was there. What are the differences with the Western Quail-thrush? and where is it located please. Best wishes for the festive season and happy birding for 2015, Patrick Scully
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Hi Patrick, Western was fairly recently split from Chestnut Breasted Quail-thrush, being what was formerly race marginatum. It’s found in central WA. It has a brighter chestnut breasted, bordered above and below by more black. One we still need!
Cheers, John Tongue, Devonport, Tas. On 17/12/2014, at 9:21 PM, Patrick Scully < scullyp3@gmail.com> wrote:
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Hi Patrick, Western Quail Thrush was split from the Chestnut-breasted Quail Thrush. It’s mostly found in WA but leaks over the border into SA and NT. It’s habitat is the rocky (Gibber) grounds through the Mulga country. We recently spent a weekend up at Kirkalocka Station (just south of Mt Magnet) and found a good population nearby