BirdUp · Species
Chiming Wedgebill
Psophodes occidentalis(Mathews, 1912)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Psophodidae
- Genus
- Psophodes
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The chiming wedgebill, sometimes referred to as chiming whipbird, is a species of bird in the family Psophodidae. It is endemic to Australia. The chiming wedgebill and chirruping wedgebill used to be considered one species until as late as 1973, when they were separated due to marked differences in their calls. Its sound consists of 4-6 descending notes sounding like loud chimes, and the final note is underlined and interpreted as "did-you-get-drunk" or "sweet-kitty-Lintorf". There is nothing documented about the female and male producing the same sound.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- West-central WA to south-east NT and central SA (west and central Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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