Chowchilla (Orthonyx) [XC643286]
by nick talbot from Old Boonjie Road, Topaz, Tablelands Regional, Queensland, Australia (dawn song)
Chowchilla (Orthonyx spaldingii) [XC558146]
by Andr\u00e1s Schmidt from Old Boonjie Road, Topaz, Tablelands Regional, Queensland, Australia (call, flight call)
Nest
Dome-shaped, with a side-entrance, composed of sticks, twigs, dead leaves and moss, placed on the ground, in a vine tangle or on a stump up to 3 m above the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
1; white; oval; about 37 x 26 mm. Incubation: by female.
Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in abot 22 - 27 days. Fed by female only.
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
spaldingii Ramsay, 1868 - Coastal north-eastern Qld, from Atherton Tableland and Black Mt Ranges, south to Paluma Range.
melasmenus Schodde & Mason, IJ, 1999 - North-eastern Qld from Big Tableland south to Thornton Peak.
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Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
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What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
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