Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Eastern Whipbird
The Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psophodidae (Whipbirds and Wedgebills) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Psophodes olivaceus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eastern Whipbird
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Psophodes olivaceus lateralis
- Psophodes olivaceus olivaceus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- C[orvus] olivaceus
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- Australia ; restricted to New South Wales, ex Muscicapa crepitans Latham, ibid., p. 51.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.xxvi
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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