Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus
The eastern whipbird is an insectivorous passerine bird native to the east coast of Australia. Its whip-crack song is a familiar sound in forests of eastern Australia. Two subspecies are recognised. Heard much more often than seen, it is dark olive-green and black in colour with a distinctive white cheek patch and a crest. The male and female are similar in plumage.
- Scientific name
- Psophodes olivaceus
- Family
- Whipbirds and Wedgebills
- IUCN status
- LC