| Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus |
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Paluma, Queensland, Australia December 2010 The Eastern Whipbird is distributed in north-east Queensland from Cooktown to Mt. Spec near Townsville and from south-east Queensland south to Melbourne. It is found in dense undergrowth in rainforest and wet eucalypt forest as well as coastal scrub. |
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It has a black head and crest with a white patch on the side of the throat. Remaining upperparts are olive-green.
The juvenile, seen here in photos 3 and 4, is dull olive-brown with no white on the throat.
The male's explosive call is like the crack of a whip. |
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