White-bellied Whipbird

Psophodes leucogaster

Remarkable Rocks, Flinders Chase NP, Kangaroo Isl., SE SA IMG_5528 20241109 lashmari

 Notes: Medium-sized terrestrial bird w. pale belly, long tail & short pointed crest. Plumage mostly
grey, w. pale tail tips, white submoustachial stripe, black chin & throat. Ssp lashmari is darker
than nominate leucogaster, w. broader subterminal tailband. Song an antiphonal duet, songs of
each sex different and given in quick succession. Call a “chuck”; scolding churr, also 2 notes
followed by upward trill. Typically very shy & difficult to observe. In thick heath & mallee thickets.

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