Quail-thrushes and Allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Psophodidae
The quail-thrushes are medium-sized songbirds found in open forest and scrub. Adapted for ground living, they have strong legs and beaks. They are sometimes classified in the family Cinclosomatidae along with jewel-babblers, or united with the family Psophodidae, containing the wedgebills and whipbirds. One species reaches Tasmania.
- Spotted Quail-thrush, Cinclosoma punctatum
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tasmania
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