Russet-tailed Thrush
Zoothera heinei
Mt Glorious, SE Qld IMG_4631 20220610 - broad buff tips to greater & median wing-coverts form two wing-bars.CLICK for another pic.
Notes: Smaller than
Bassian Thrush. Rump & upper tail coverts quite plain & russet coloured - no
pale shafts on the median covert feathers; broad buff tips to greater &
median wing-coverts
form two wing-bars, unlike Bassian; small head, proportionately
longer bill. The only thrush on
Mt Glorious, SE Qld. Song distinctive "whee-doo".
Forages in rainforest below 700m w. some
winter movement to lower altitude wet habitats.
Range from Gaia Guide©(modified)
Broken River, Eungella, CE Qld IMG_0417 20220301 - with nesting material? CLICK for another pic.
Mt Glorious, SE Qld MVI_3985a 20190706. CLICK for another pic.
Mt Glorious, SE Qld IMG_3996 20190706 - broad buff tips to greater & median wing-coverts form two wing-bars.CLICK for another pic.
Mt Glorious, SE Qld IMG_3133 20220326
Mt Glorious, SE Qld IMG_3993 20190706 - Rump & upper tail coverts quite plain & russet coloured. CLICK for another pic.
Mt Glorious, SE Qld IMG_4639 20220610
Mt Glorious, SE Qld MVI_3985+3995 20190706
Broken RIver, Eungella, CE Qld IMG_0625 20220303