Family

Whipbirds and Wedgebills

Psophodidae

5 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyPsophodidae (Whipbirds and Wedgebills)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Psophodes olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Cinclosoma castanotum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Psophodes nigrogularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Psophodes cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Cinclosoma punctatum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~60%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Whipbirds and Wedgebills

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 3 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~90%
	Eastern Whipbird			~90%
2	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~80%
	Eastern Whipbird			~80%
3	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~50%
	Eastern Whipbird			~50%
4	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	~40%
	Eastern Whipbird			~40%
	Spotted Quail-thrush			<5%
5	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~40%
	Chestnut Quail-thrush			~40%
6	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~40%
	Eastern Whipbird			~40%
7	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~30%
	Eastern Whipbird			~30%
8	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~30%
	Eastern Whipbird			~30%
9	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	~20%
	Eastern Whipbird			~20%
	Spotted Quail-thrush			<5%
10	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Western Whipbird			~10%
11	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Chirruping Wedgebill			~10%
12	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	Spotted Quail-thrush			<5%
13	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	Eastern Whipbird			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~20%
	Eastern Whipbird			~20%
2	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~20%
	Eastern Whipbird			~20%
3	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	Eastern Whipbird			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Healesville Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
2	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
3	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

Whipbirds and Wedgebills

Species in this group

Eastern Whipbird

Chestnut Quail-thrush

Western Whipbird

Chirruping Wedgebill

Spotted Quail-thrush

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Whipbirds and Wedgebills

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found