Quail-thrush is the term applied to any member of the genus Cinclosoma, which contains five species of birds who are related to neither quail

Quail

Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally considered in the order Galliformes. Old World quail are found in the family Phasianidae, while New World quail are found in the family Odontophoridae...

s nor thrush

Thrush (bird)

The thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur worldwide.-Characteristics:Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds, inhabiting wooded areas, and often feed on the ground or eat small fruit. The smallest thrush may be the Forest Rock-thrush, at and...

es though have characteristics of both. The genus is found in Australia

Australia

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 and New Guinea

New Guinea

New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...

 in a variety of habitats ranging from rainforest to deserts. The genus is closely related to the jewel-babbler

Jewel-babbler

The jewel-babblers are a genus, Ptilorrhoa of birds in the Cinclosomatidae family. The genus contains four species that are endemic to New Guinea. The genus was once considered to contain the Rail-babbler, but that species is now considered to belong to its own family. The genus is closely related...

s of New Guinea.

Species

• Genus Cinclosoma
  • Spotted Quail-thrush
    Spotted Quail-thrush
    The Spotted Quail-thrush is a species of bird in the Cinclosomatidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
    
    , Cinclosoma punctatum
  • Chestnut-backed Quail-thrush, Cinclosoma castanotum
  • Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush
    Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush
    The Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush is a species of bird in the Cinclosomatidae family.It is endemic to Australia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 25 July 2007....
    
    , Cinclosoma castaneothorax
  • Cinnamon Quail-thrush
    Cinnamon Quail-thrush
    The Cinnamon Quail-thrush is a species of bird in the Cinclosomatidae family.It is endemic to Australia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 25 July 2007....
    
    , Cinclosoma cinnamomeum
  • Painted Quail-thrush
    Painted Quail-thrush
    The Painted Quail-thrush is a species of bird in the Cinclosomatidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
    
    , Cinclosoma ajax