Quail-thrush

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Cinclosoma

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Cinclosomatidae
Genus:	Cinclosoma Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

Species

Cinclosoma punctatum
Cinclosoma castanotum
Cinclosoma castaneothorax
Cinclosoma cinnamomeum
Cinclosoma ajax

Quail-thrush is the term applied to any member of the genus Cinclosoma, which contains 5 species of birds who are related to neither quails nor thrushes though have characteristics of both.

[edit] References

Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 9788496553422

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