Zoothera lunulata (Bassian Thrush)
Uncommon, breeding resident/altitudinal migrant.
The Bassian Thrush is a scalloped brown and white version of the garden Blackbird. Like its European cousin it has a beautiful song which is echoing much less in Namadji’s mountains following the fires. It likes dense vegetation where it scratches amongst the leaf litter for insect morsels. It may be doing it tough post-fire and we would like to know where it is still hanging out. Please post image or song recordings on Canberra Nature Map.
There are concerns that the Bassian Thrush may have faired poorly in the past fires. Previously, it was the dominant species calling pre-dawn in Songmeter sites in Ribbon-gum forest. Preliminary analysis of the Songmeter recordings suggests that it’s pretty much disappeared from burnt areas.
Zoothera lunulata is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Greater Sydney | New South Wales North Coast | Gippsland | Greater Brisbane | Tasmania
Species information
- Zoothera lunulata Scientific name
- Bassian Thrush Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1152m Recorded at altitude
- 88 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Location information
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Maps
ANBG Boro Cotter Reserve Deua National Park (CNM area) Lake Tuggeranong Lower Cotter Catchment Mount Majura Namadgi National Park Nunnock Swamp South East Forest National Park Tallaganda State Forest Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Urambi Hills West Belconnen Pond -
Survey points
GG238 -
Places
Acton, ACT Tennent, ACT
