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Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus(Latham, 1801)
Endemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Psophodidae
- Genus
- Psophodes
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The eastern whipbird is an insectivorous passerine bird native to the east coast of Australia. Its whip-crack song is a familiar sound in forests of eastern Australia. Two subspecies are recognised. Heard much more often than seen, it is dark olive-green and black in colour with a distinctive white cheek patch and a crest. The male and female are similar in plumage.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- East 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
3 photos
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