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Eastern Whipbird at Walkabout Creek in Brisbane Forest Park.
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These two whipbirds were photographed at Walkabout Creek in Brisbane Forest Park. Whipbirds hop on the ground and lower foliage - they don't fly very strongly.
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Whipbird feeding at Walkabout Creek in Brisbane Forest Park. In the wild they feed mainly on insects and other small invertebrates.
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EASTERN WHIPBIRD FACTS |
Description
The Eastern Whipbird is very secretive and feeds amongst leaf litter in forest. It is heard more often than it is seen, with its unmistakable whip crack sound.
Size
25cm
Habitat
Rainforest, wet eucalypt forest, densely wooded areas near water.
Food
insects, grubs, other small invertebrates
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Eupetidae | | Genus: | Psophodes | | Species: | olivaceus | | Common Name: | Eastern Whipbird |
Relatives in same Genus
Chiming Wedgebill (P. occidentalis)
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