BirdUp · Species
Chirruping Wedgebill
Psophodes cristatus(Gould, 1838)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Psophodidae
- Genus
- Psophodes
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The chirruping wedgebill is a medium-sized member of the genus Psophodes, which consists or four to five songbirds endemic to Australia. Commonly found in low shrublands in south-eastern inland Australia, the species is distinguished by its distinctive, chirruping call. The chirruping wedgebill and chiming wedgebill were considered to be a single species until as late as 1973, when they were separated due to marked differences in their calls.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South-west QLD to east-central SA and north-west NSW (east-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
6 photos
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