Eastern Whipbird

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Eastern Whipbird
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclosomatidae Genus: Psophodes Species: P. olivaceus
Binomial name
Psophodes olivaceus Latham, 1802

The Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) inhabits the east coast of Australia. It is olive green with a black head and a white patch on its face.

The whip bird is usually shy, and is heard much more often than seen. Its long drawn out call - a long note, followed by a "whip crack" (which is the source of their name) and some follow on notes - is one of the most distinctive sounds of the eastern Australian wet temperate forest. The call is usually a duet between the male and female, the male producing the long note and whip crack and female the following notes.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Psophodes olivaceus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

[edit] External links

• Eastern Whipbird videos on the Internet Bird Collection
• Eastern Whipbird Fact Sheet on the Birds in Back Yards site.