Jewel-babblers and allies (Eupetidae)
Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) - HBW 12, p. 371
French: Psophode à tête noire
German: Schwarzkopf-Wippflöter
Spanish: Zordala Crestada Oriental
Other common names: Whipbird, Coachwhip Bird, Stockwhip Bird
Taxonomy: C [orvus]. olivaceus Latham, 1801, New South Wales, Australia.
Proposed race magnirostris (from Rockhampton district of CE Queensland) considered inseparable from nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lateralis North, 1897 - NE Queensland (Cairns and Atherton Tableland region), in NE Australia.
- olivaceus (Latham, 1801) - CE Queensland (from Clarke Range) S to SE Victoria.
- Least Concern
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A bird feeding on the ground Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp olivaceus)
Peter Nash 28 October 2006 3 years ago 48 sec 4 -
A bird hooping on the ground and feeding Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp olivaceus)
Eldert Groenewoud 18 July 2007 2 years ago 36 sec 3.8 -
A bird singing on a branch and then two of them duetting. Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia (ssp olivaceus)
Barry Attridge 8 February 2008 1 year ago 12 sec 3.6 -
An adult bird foraging in leaf litter. Terranora Broadwater, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp olivaceus)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2009 47 weeks ago 11 sec 3.3 -
A male moving through the undergrowth and calling Mount Lewis, Queensland, Australia (ssp olivaceus)
Keith Blomerley 7 November 2003 2 years ago 18 sec 3.3 -
A male feeding on the ground Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp olivaceus)
Tom Tarrant 31 July 1994 5 years ago 16 sec 3.3
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Adult on side of track. Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (ssp olivaceus)
Tom Tarrant 29 April 2006 31 weeks ago 2
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A calling bird Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
(ssp olivaceus)
monicayhector 12 September 1992 25 weeks ago 3
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