Identification: A mostly brown bird with faint darker bars over the body; the throat is whitish in colour. Male birds have black in the centre of the throat. 
The Rufous Scrub-bird is of particular interest to scientists as it does not have a wish-bone.

Call/Song: The call is loud and will ring in ones ear if standing close to a calling bird.
Sound: D. Stewart -used with permission

The Rufous Scrub-bird will remain in a small localised area throughout the year. It is found in higher altitudes along the New South Wales/Queensland Border.

Habitat:Temperate Rainforest such as Antartic Beech Forest.

Feeding: 

Breeding/Nesting:

Movement: It lives close to the ground, moving quickly through the undergrowth. The female is even more elusive than the male.
 

Photo: Glenn Threlfo

Status: 

Distribution:Best observed in the Antartic Beech forests (temperate forest) along the Main Border Track from Mt Bithongabel to Mt Hobwee. It is one of the most difficult birds to observe. Sitting quietly for hours close to where a male is calling, can be successful at times.

Abundance:Uncommon, although well-dispersed throughout the temperate rainforests and sdjacent subtropical rainforest.

Queensland Museum (1995) Wildlife of Greater Brisbane, Queensland Museum, Brisbane.

Reader's Digest Services (1979) Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds, Surry Hills, NSW.