Psophodes

Psophodes
Eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Psophodidae
Genus: Psophodes
Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Type species
Muscicapa crepitans[1]
Latham, 1801

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Whipbirds and wedgebills are collectively recognised in the genus Psophodes.[3] Wedgebills are divided into the chirruping wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus) and the chiming wedgebill (Psophodes occidentalis). Whipbirds are divided into the eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) and the western whipbird (Psophodes nigrogularis). Subspecies of the western whipbird residing in Western Australia are known to be endangered.[4] Psophodes is a genus of five species of songbirds endemic to Australia, known as whipbirds and wedgebills.[5]

  1. ^ "Psophodidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Barrett, R., (2013). Ecological importance of sedges: A survey of the Australasian Cyperaceae genus Lepidosperma. Annals of Botany. Vol. 111, pp. 499-529.
  3. ^ Toon, A., Joseph, L., & Burbidge, A., (2013). Genetic analysis of the Australian whipbirds and wedgebills illuminates the evolution of their plumage and vocal diversity. Emu. Vol. 113, pp. 359-366.
  4. ^ Burbidge, A., & McKenzie, N., 1989. Patterns in the modern decline of western Australia’s vertebrate fauna: causes and conservation implications. Biological conservation. Vol. 50, pp. 143-198.
  5. ^ Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2