Jewel-babblers and allies (Eupetidae)
Western Whipbird (Psophodes nigrogularis) - HBW 12, p. 371
French: Psophode à menton noir
German: Grauschopf-Wippflöter
Spanish: Zordala Crestada Occidental
Other common names: Black-throated Whipbird/Coachwhip-bird, Rainbird; Mallee Whipbird (oberon, leucogaster and lashmari combined)
Taxonomy: Psophodes nigrogularis Gould, 1844, between Perth and Albany, on coast of south-west Western Australia, Australia.
Has been proposed that races oberon, leucogaster and lashmari form a separate species, distinct from nominate, but such treatment not supported by data from genetic study. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nigrogularis Gould, 1844 - Two Peoples Bay, in S Western Australia.
- oberon Schodde & Mason, 1991 - mallee heaths of SW Western Australia.
- leucogaster Howe & Ross, 1933 - Yorke Peninsula (probably also Eyre Peninsula) and Murray Mallee, in SE South Australia and NW Victoria.
- lashmari Schodde & Mason, 1991 - Kangaroo I, off SE South Australia.
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A bird calling in early morning. Locality Lincoln National Park, South Australia, Australia
(ssp lashmari)
herve jacob 11 February 2008 3 years ago 3.5
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