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Bassian Thrush

Zoothera lunulata

Photo by RachaelB
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Field Notes

Description:

The Bassian Thrush is a secretive bird. Its plumage is mottled brown to olive-brown, heavily scalloped with black crescent-shaped bars on the back, rump and head. The paler underparts all have brown-black scalloping. It has a white eye-ring. In flight the Bassian Thrush shows a broad dark diagonal bar across the white underside of its wing. This species has also been referred to as White's Thrush, Ground Thrush, and Scaly Thrush.

Notes:

Spends much time on the ground, typically running a few paces, then pausing to locate food. We followed this bird along the walking track for about 200m before it flew off.

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Comments (5)

Nice spot. It's extremely well camouflaged.
Thanks. This was the first one I had ever seen. And then I saw another one the next day, but it was much too fast and dark to get a pic. Think I was lucky with this one.
Nice pictures.. It's very similar like Scally Thrush ( Zoothera dauma )
I am about to post a pic of a thrush too, but it's not as good as yours - it was taken through our windscreen! It was very exciting though, I hadn't seen one before - apparently they're quite secretive.

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