The chiming wedgebill (''Psophodes occidentalis''), sometimes referred to as chiming whipbird, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
in the family
Psophodidae.
It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
Australia. The chiming wedgebill and
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 specie ...
(''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
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chiming wedgebill
Endemic birds of Australia
chiming wedgebill
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