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Nullarbor Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma alisteri Mathews, 1910
Cinclosomatidae — Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes
Nullarbor Quail-thrush, Cinclosoma alisteri, is a passerine of the family Cinclosomatidae, found in south-western Western Australia and south-western South Australia. It is the only bird endemic to the Nullarbor Plain in southern Australia. First named by Mathews in 1910, it is tied to this arid region across the state border. The male is a little larger than the female, and the species measures 185 to 210 millimetres. Its plumage includes rufous upperparts, black on the lores, throat and breast, white spotting at the shoulder, and a black tail with white tips on the outer feathers.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cinclosomatidae — Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes
- Breeding range
- Australasia: se WA and sw SA (sc Australia)
