|
Whipbirds
Psophodidae is a family of passerine birds native to Australia and nearby areas. It has a complicated taxonomic history and different authors vary in which birds they include in the family. In the strictest sense, it includes only the 5 or 6 species of whipbirds and wedgebills (''Psophodes'' and '' Androphobus''), but some authors also include the quail-thrushes (''Cinclosoma''), 8 species of ground-dwelling birds found in Australia and New Guinea, and the jewel-babblers (''Ptilorrhoa''), 3 or 4 species found in rainforest in New Guinea. Others place them in their own family, the Cinclosomatidae. The Malaysian rail-babbler (''Eupetes macrocerus'') was formerly sometimes placed in this family, which would then be called Eupetidae. Taxonomy The quail-thrushes, jewel-babblers, whipbirds and wedgebills were traditionally included with the logrunners (''Orthonyx'') in the family Orthonychidae.Roberson, Don (2004Quail-thrushes Cinclosomatidae Bird Families of the World. Accessed 4 Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psophodes
''Psophodes'' is a genus of five species of songbirds endemic to Australia, known as whipbirds and wedgebills. Description Whipbirds and wedgebills are collectively recognised in the genus ''Psophodes''.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. 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. Barrett, R., (2013). Ecological importance of sedges: A survey of the Australasian Cyperaceae genus ''Lepidosperma''. ''Annals of Botany''. Vol. 111, pp. 499-529. ''Psophodes'' are shy, medium-sized, insectivorous birds that live i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Whipbird
The eastern whipbird (''Psophodes olivaceus'') is an insectivore, 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 crest. The male and female are similar in plumage. Taxonomy The eastern whipbird was mistakenly described by John Latham (ornithologist), John Latham as two separate species in 1801 from early colonial illustrations, first as the white-cheeked crow (''Corvus olivaceus'') and as the coachwhip flycatcher (''Muscicapa crepitans''). The bird became commonly known as coachwhip bird or stockwhip bird. John Gould recorded the aboriginal term ''Djou'' from the Hunter Region of New South Wales. Its specific name is derived from its olive colouration, though was soon placed in the new genus ''Psophodes'' by Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psophodidae
Psophodidae is a family of passerine birds native to Australia and nearby areas. It has a complicated taxonomic history and different authors vary in which birds they include in the family. In the strictest sense, it includes only the 5 or 6 species of whipbirds and wedgebills (''Psophodes'' and '' Androphobus''), but some authors also include the quail-thrushes (''Cinclosoma''), 8 species of ground-dwelling birds found in Australia and New Guinea, and the jewel-babblers (''Ptilorrhoa''), 3 or 4 species found in rainforest in New Guinea. Others place them in their own family, the Cinclosomatidae. The Malaysian rail-babbler (''Eupetes macrocerus'') was formerly sometimes placed in this family, which would then be called Eupetidae. Taxonomy The quail-thrushes, jewel-babblers, whipbirds and wedgebills were traditionally included with the logrunners (''Orthonyx'') in the family Orthonychidae.Roberson, Don (2004Quail-thrushes Cinclosomatidae Bird Families of the World. Accessed 4 Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinclosomatidae
Cinclosomatidae is a family of passerine birds native to Australia and New Guinea. It has a complicated taxonomic history and different authors vary in which birds they include in the family. It includes the quail-thrushes and jewel-babblers. Taxonomy The quail-thrushes, jewel-babblers, whipbirds and wedgebills were traditionally included with the logrunners (''Orthonyx'') in the family Orthonychidae.Roberson, Don (2004Quail-thrushes Cinclosomatidae Bird Families of the World. Accessed 4 January 2010. Sometimes the Malaysian rail-babbler and blue-capped ifrit (''Ifrita kowaldi'') were also included in the family. In 1985, Sibley and Ahlquist found that the logrunners were not related to the others and included only the logrunners in the Orthonychidae.Christidis, Les & Walter Boles (2008) ''Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds'', CSIRO Publishing. They treated the others as the subfamily Cinclosomatinae within their expanded family Corvidae. A number of authors later tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passerida
Passerida is, under the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, one of two parvorders contained within the suborder Passeri (standard taxonomic practice would place them at the rank of infraorder). While more recent research suggests that its sister parvorder, Corvida, is not a monophyletic grouping, the Passerida as a distinct clade are widely accepted. Systematics and phylogeny The Passerida quite certainly consist of the 3 ''major'' subclades outlined by Sibley & Ahlquist (1990). However, their content has been much revised. In addition, it has turned out that not all passeridan lineages neatly fit into this arrangement. The kinglets are so distinct that they might actually form a separate infraorder, as they are only slightly less basal than the Corvoidea or the Picathartidae. See Jønsson & Fjeldså (2006) for details on phylogeny. Superfamily Sylvioidea Mostly smallish insectivores, distribution centered on the Indo-Pacific region. Few occur in the Americas, highest diversity of famili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chirruping Wedgebill
The chirruping wedgebill (''Psophodes cristatus'') is a medium-sized member of the genus ''Psophodes'', which consists or four to five songbirds endemic to Australia. Commonly found in low shrublands in south-eastern inland Australia, the species is distinguished by its distinctive, chirruping call. The chirruping wedgebill and chiming wedgebill (''Psophodes occidentalis'') were considered to be a single species until as late as 1973, when they were separated due to marked differences in their calls. Taxonomy John Gould originally described ''P. cristatus'' and ''P. occidentalis'' as one species (''Sphenostoma cristatum''), and this remained common practice until c. 1973. The separation of the species at that date was based mainly on differences in song and range. Description The chirruping wedgebill is a medium-sized bird, measuring approximately 18–21 cm and weighing 31-64 g. Its bill is dark and wedge-shaped when mature, and horn-coloured when immature. It possesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiming Wedgebill
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. The chiming wedgebill makes a cooing sound during mating. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1314576 chiming wedgebill Endemic birds of Australia chiming wedgebill 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 The chirruping wedgebil ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-bellied Whipbird
The white-bellied whipbird (''Psophodes leucogaster''), also called the Mallee whipbird, is a species of bird in the family Psophodidae. It is endemic to southern Australia. Taxonomy The species was formerly considered as a subspecies of ''Psophodes nigrogularis'', so shared the common name of "western whipbird". The ''Clements Checklist'' refers to this species with the common name western whipbird (white-bellied) to distinguish it from ''P. nigrogularis'' (black-throated). The white-bellied whipbird was described by the Australian ornithologists Frank Howe and John Ross in 1933. It was split from the black-throated whipbird (formerly the western whipbird) based on a comparison of mitochondrial DNA sequences published in 2017. Two subspecies are recognised: * ''P. l. leucogaster'' Howe & Ross, JA, 1933 – south central Australia * ''P. l. lashmari'' Mason, IJ & Schodde, 1991 – Kangaroo Island (off Southern Australia) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21325131 white-bellied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-throated Whipbird
The black-throated whipbird (''Psophodes nigrogularis'') is a passerine bird found in several scattered populations in Southwest Australia. It is predominantly olive green in colour. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the white-bellied whipbird (''Psophodes leucogaster''), so shares the common name "western whipbird". Taxonomy The black-throated whipbird was described by the English ornithologist John Gould in 1844 and given its current binomial name ''Psophodes nigrogularis''. Two subspecies are recognised. Both are under threat to some degree. *''Psophodes nigrogularis nigrogularis'': (Endangered) The Western heath subspecies is now restricted to a small patch east of Albany, having disappeared from large parts of its range due to land clearance.Garnett. p158 *''P. n. oberon'': (Rare) The Western mallee subspecies is found in scattered populations between the Stirling Ranges and Ravensthorpe. It is apparently common in the Fitzgerald River National Park.Garnet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Nest
A bird nest is the spot in which a bird lays and incubates its eggs and raises its young. Although the term popularly refers to a specific structure made by the bird itself—such as the grassy cup nest of the American robin or Eurasian blackbird, or the elaborately woven hanging nest of the Montezuma oropendola or the village weaver—that is too restrictive a definition. For some species, a nest is simply a shallow depression made in sand; for others, it is the knot-hole left by a broken branch, a burrow dug into the ground, a chamber drilled into a tree, an enormous rotting pile of vegetation and earth, a shelf made of dried saliva or a mud dome with an entrance tunnel. The smallest bird nests are those of some hummingbirds, tiny cups which can be a mere across and high. At the other extreme, some nest mounds built by the dusky scrubfowl measure more than in diameter and stand nearly tall. The study of birds' nests is known as ''caliology''. Not all bird species bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinclosoma Castanotum
The chestnut quail-thrush (''Cinclosoma castanotum'') is a native Australian bird of the family Cinclosomatidae. These scrub birds are endemic to Australia and found in all states - barring Tasmania. They are relatively uncommon and are isolated to the semi-arid and arid fringes of the Australian interior. Description Similar in physical appearance to other species such as Cinclosoma cinnamomeum and ''C.c. punctatum'', the chestnut quail-thrush is a medium-sized bird that resides in the lower canopy and scrub of arid and semi-arid vegetation. The male is characterised by a rich, yellow chestnut breast, yellow to chestnut flank, with a black band that separates the white belly from the breast. The female differs with a deeper, lighter throat that lacks the black band that separates the belly from the chest, presenting an overall duller hue than the male. The difference in plumage and body size is attributed to the sexual dimorphism common amongst the Cinclosoma genus.OEH (2017) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
