Psophodes
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPsophodidae
Observations recorded479,443
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- Family
- Psophodidae
- Collections
- SAMA, WFVZ
- Recorded in
- Australia
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Behaviour
- Song
- Food and feeding
- Breeding
- Threats
- References
Whipbirds and wedgebills are collectively recognised in the genus Psophodes. Wedgebills are divided into the chirruping wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus) and the chiming wedgebill (Psophodes occidentalis). Whipbirds are divided into the eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) and the western whipbird (Psophodes nigrogularis). Subspecies of the western whipbird residing in Western Australia are known to be endangered. Psophodes is a genus of four species of songbirds endemic to Australia, known as whipbirds and wedgebills.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Psophodes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.