NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Western Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma marginatum Sharpe, 1883
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Western quail-thrush (Cinclosoma marginatum) is a species of bird in the family Cinclosomatidae.
It is found in arid inland habitat in south-central Western Australia. It typically resides in dry woodland shrub with low understory on a stony ground. The climatic zones it is most commonly found in are semi-arid or arid.
Wikipedia contributors, Western quail-thrush; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:45:20.868500+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cinclosoma marginatum Sharpe, 1883
- Name authority
- Sharpe, 1883
- Common name
- Western 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 marginatum Sharpe, 1883
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 |
| Spotted Quail-thrushCinclosoma punctatum (Shaw, 1795) | CinclosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nullarbor Quail-thrushCinclosoma alisteri Mathews, 1910 | CinclosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cinnamon Quail-thrushCinclosoma cinnamomeum Gould, 1846 | CinclosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Sharpe, & Richard Bowdler. (1883). Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum, Vol. 7. 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:VDPF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.