Chiming wedgebill
Species of bird
Chiming wedgebill | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Psophodidae |
Genus: | Psophodes |
Species: | P. occidentalis |
Binomial name | |
Psophodes occidentalis (Mathews, 1912) |
The chiming wedgebill (Psophodes occidentalis), sometimes referred to as chiming whipbird, is a species of bird in the family Psophodidae. It is endemic to Australia. The chiming wedgebill and chirruping wedgebill (Psophodes occidentalis) were considered a single species until as late as 1973, when they were separated due to marked differences in their calls.[1]
The chiming wedgebill makes a cooing sound during mating.
References
- ^ Boles, Walter.E. (1988). The Robins & Flycatchers of Australia. North Ryde, NSW, Australia: Angus & Robertson Australia. pp. 217–220. ISBN 0-207-15400-7.