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Chiming Wedgebill
Psophodes occidentalis(Mathews, 1912)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Psophodidae
- Genus
- Psophodes
At a glance
The Chiming Wedgebill is a medium-sized bird, about 20–22 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 20–22 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Chiming Wedgebill look like?
The Chiming Wedgebill is a medium-sized bird, about 20–22 cm long and weighing 27–49 g.
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
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Chiming Wedgebill?
The Chiming Wedgebill is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Donald Hobern · Hamelin, Western Australia, Australia
Call
Thomas Mesaglio · North West Coastal Highway, south of Hamelin Pool, Western Australia
Call
Julia Palmer · Flynn NT 0875, Australia
Call
Thomas Mesaglio · Yeo Lake Nature Reserve, Western Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Chiming Wedgebill eat?
The Chiming Wedgebill feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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