Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Painted Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma ajax
Painted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma ajax) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Painted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma ajax) is a member of the Cinclosomatidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 65.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Cinclosomatidae Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes
- Genus Cinclosoma
- Species ajax
Quick facts
- Weight
- 65.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cinclosomatidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Painted Quail-thrush is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Painted Quail-thrush is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Painted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma ajax) is a member of the Cinclosomatidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU patchily in w, s, se New Guinea.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 65.3 g, with a wing length of about 9.9 cm and a tail of around 9.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 79,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Painted Quail-thrush?
The Painted Quail-thrush is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 65.3 g.
Where does the Painted Quail-thrush live?
The Painted Quail-thrush is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU patchily in w, s, se New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Painted Quail-thrush belong to?
The Painted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma ajax) belongs to the Cinclosomatidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Painted Quail-thrush eat?
The Painted Quail-thrush is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Painted Quail-thrush migrate?
The Painted Quail-thrush is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Painted Quail-thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Painted Quail-thrush make?
1 real field recording of the Painted Quail-thrush — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Painted Quail-thrush's range?
The Painted Quail-thrush has a mapped global range of about 79,000 km².
Conservation
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