NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Nullarbor Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma alisteri Mathews, 1910
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cinclosoma alisteri Mathews, 1910
- Name authority
- Mathews, 1910
- Common name
- Nullarbor Quail-thrush
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cinclosomatidae
- Genus
- Cinclosoma
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCinclosomatidae Mathews, 1921
- genusCinclosoma Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
- speciesCinclosoma alisteri Mathews, 1910
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cinclosoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrushCinclosoma castaneothorax Gould, 1849 | CinclosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western Quail-thrushCinclosoma marginatum Sharpe, 1883 | CinclosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spotted Quail-thrushCinclosoma punctatum (Shaw, 1795) | CinclosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cinnamon Quail-thrushCinclosoma cinnamomeum Gould, 1846 | CinclosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cinclosoma cinnamomeum alisteri Mathews, 1910 Mathews, 1910 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Mathews, & Gregory Macalister. (1910). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club, Vol. 27, No. 163. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Z82W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.