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Eastern Whip Bird They live in rainforests, wetter eucalypt forests/woodlands, coastal scrubs, blackberries, braken, lantana, overgrown gardens. The male voice is long, explosive whipcrack instantly answered by female with 'choo-choo'. They are found down the east coast of Australia. Eastern Whipbird,Psophodes olivaceus Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies intro

Eastern Whip Bird

They live in rainforests, wetter eucalypt forests/woodlands, coastal scrubs, blackberries, braken, lantana, overgrown gardens. The male voice is long, explosive whipcrack instantly answered by female with 'choo-choo'. They are found down the east coast of Australia.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Excellent species introduction, promoted! Posted 12 years ago
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      Graeme Ruck
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      thank you. For a small bird it's call can be heard along way of, when you hear the call you expect a much larger bird Posted 12 years ago

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The Eastern Whipbird

The Eastern Whipbird is an insectivorous passerine bird native to the east coast of Australia, its whip-crack call a familiar sound in forests of eastern Australia. Two subspecies are recognised. Heard much more often than seen, it is a dark olive-green and black in colour with a distinctive white cheek patch and crest. The male and female are similar in plumage.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Aug 12, 2013. Captured Jun 22, 2011 12:29.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/99s
  • ISO800
  • 240mm

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