Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPsophodidae (Whipbirds and Wedgebills)
- GenusPsophodes (Australian Whipbirds and Wedgebills)
- SpeciesPsophodes olivaceus (Eastern Whipbird)
Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park
Spotted Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma punctatum
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Whipbird in Kosciuszko National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Eastern Whipbird sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 192 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Whipbird in Kosciuszko National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Whipbird in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.