Copperback quail-thrush

Copperback quail-thrush
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cinclosomatidae
Genus: Cinclosoma
Species: C. clarum
Binomial name
Cinclosoma clarum
Morgan, 1926
Subspecies
  • C. c. clarum
  • C. c. fordianum

The copperback quail-thrush (Cinclosoma clarum) is a species of bird in the family Cinclosomatidae. It was split from the chestnut quail-thrush in 2015.[1] It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

References

  1. Dolman, Gaynor; Joseph, Leo (2015). "Evolutionary history of birds across southern Australia: structure, history and taxonomic implications of mitochondrial DNA diversity in an ecologically diverse suite of species". Emu. 115 (1): 35–48. doi:10.1071/MU14047.


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