Eastern whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1801)
The eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) is a species in the family Psophodidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 57 g to 68.2 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the eastern whipbird
- Weight
- 57 g – 68.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 12 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the eastern whipbird live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The eastern whipbird is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the eastern whipbird?
The eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) 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 black crest. The male and female are similar in plumage.
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What does the eastern whipbird sound like?
Is the eastern whipbird endangered?
The eastern whipbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the eastern whipbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPsophodidae
- genusPsophodes
- SpeciesPsophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1801)
Synonyms Corvus olivaceus, Muscicapa crepitans
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- fuet barbablancCatalan
- kosovec zvučnohlasýCzech
- aderyn clochog clecianWelsh
- Østlig PiskedrosselDanish
- Grønrygget PiskedrosselDanish
- SchwarzschopfflöterGerman
- Schwarzkopf-WippflöterGerman
- Schwarzschopf-WippflöterGerman
- nigrakapa psofodoEsperanto
- Zordala crestada orientalSpanish
- piiskatimaliFinnish
- huittipenkojaFinnish
- Psophode à tête noireFrench
- kukmasti drozdCroatian
- keleti ostormadárHungarian
- Uccello frustino orientaleItalian
- ムナグロシラヒゲドリJapanese
- didysis botagpaukštisLithuanian
- ZwartkopzwiepfluiterDutch
- pisketrostNorwegian
- trzaskacz czarnoczubyPolish
- chicoteador-orientalPortuguese
- pássaro-chicote-orientalPortuguese
- восточная птица-бичRussian
- Белогорлая птица-бичRussian
- plieskač čiernohlavýSlovak
- Istočna bičarkaSerbian
- svarttofsad snärtfågelSwedish
- Kara Göğüslü KamçıkuşuTurkish
- батіжник чорночубийUkrainian
- 绿啸冠鸫Chinese
- 綠鞭鳥〔東方鞭鳥〕Chinese
Relatives of the eastern whipbird
Other species in the same genus Psophodes.
Chirruping wedgebill
Psophodes cristatus
Chiming wedgebill
Psophodes occidentalis
Black-throated whipbird
Psophodes nigrogularis
CompareEastern whipbird vs Chirruping wedgebillEastern whipbird vs Chiming wedgebillEastern whipbird vs Black-throated whipbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the eastern whipbird?
An adult eastern whipbird weighs 57 g – 68.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the eastern whipbird live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the eastern whipbird for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the eastern whipbird endangered?
The eastern whipbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the eastern whipbird?
The eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) belongs to the family Psophodidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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