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Western Whipbird
Psophodes nigrogularisGould, 1844
EndangeredEndemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Psophodidae
- Genus
- Psophodes
- Conservation
- Endangered
- Commonness
- Rare
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The western whipbird is a passerine bird found in several scattered populations in Southwest Australia. It is predominantly olive green in colour. The western whipbird has sometimes been split into two species: the black-throated whipbird and the white-bellied whipbird.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South-western Australia (Two Peoples Bay to Fitzgerald River region).
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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