Eastern Whipbird

Psophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1801)

Eastern Whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus, is a passerine of eastern Australia, where it breeds in wet temperate forests from Victoria north to Queensland. It is most often heard rather than seen, and its best-known feature is the whip-crack note that gives the bird its name. The plumage is dark olive-green and black, with a white cheek patch and a crest. The sexes look alike. It feeds on insects. Two subspecies are recognised, with the northern form found in the wet tropics of North Queensland.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Psophodidae — Whipbirds

Breeding range

Australasia: e Australia