Gallery Bassian thrush at Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra Bassian thrush at Southwest National Park, Tasmania Bassian thrush at Bruny island, Tasmania

Large thrush, greenish brown with black scallop marks above, pale with black scaly marks below. Larger than Russet-tailed Thrush and has a smaller-appearing bill. In flight when tail is spread, may only …

Jul 28, 2022 · The Bassian Thrush is a secretive bird. Its plumage is mottled brown to olive-brown, heavily scalloped with black crescent-shaped bars on the back, rump and head.

The human story of the Bassian Plain is just as compelling as its geology. People lived, hunted, and moved across this land for millennia.

Species factsheet: Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/bassian-thrush-zoothera-lunulata on 25/12/2025

Bassian Thrush lives in damp, dense forests, from 700 to 1000 metres of elevation. It is also found in humid tropical rainforests and eucalyptus woodlands with underbrush.

St. Bassian was an Italian saint that was born in Syracuse, Sicily to Sergius. Sergius was the Prefect of the city. St. Bassian was sent to Rome in order to complete his studies.

Mar 2, 2025 · As the waters receded globally, Bassian Plain, once hidden in the shallow body of water now called Bass Strait, was at its most exposed. The Bassian Plain was larger than Tasmania is today.

The Bassian Plain, now beneath Bass Strait, was once a land bridge linking Australia and Tasmania during the last ice age.

The Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata ), also known as the olive-tailed thrush, is a medium-sized mostly insectivorous thrush found from northern Queensland to southeastern Australia; it also occurs in …