Nullarbor quail-thrush

Nullarbor quail-thrush
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cinclosomatidae
Genus: Cinclosoma
Species: C. alisteri
Binomial name
Cinclosoma alisteri
Mathews, 1910
Synonyms
  • Cinclosoma cinnamomeum alisteri

The Nullarbor quail-thrush (Cinclosoma alisteri) is a species of bird in the Cinclosomatidae family. It is the only Australian bird endemic to the Nullarbor Plain in southern Australia.[1]


References

  1. Toon, Alicia; Austin, Jeremy J.; Dolman, Gaynor; Pedler, Lynn; Joseph, Leo (2012). "Evolution of arid zone birds in Australia: Leapfrog distribution patterns and mesic-arid connections in quail-thrush (Cinclosoma, Cinclosomatidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62 (1): 286–95. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.026. PMID 22040766.
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