Family

Whipbirds and Wedgebills

Psophodidae

7 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

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

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Psophodes olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Psophodes nigrogularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Psophodes occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Psophodes cristatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Cinclosoma punctatum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Cinclosoma castanotum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Ptilorrhoa caerulescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Whipbirds and Wedgebills

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~90%
	Eastern Whipbird			~90%
	Spotted Quail-thrush			Insufficient data
2	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~80%
	Eastern Whipbird			~80%
3	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~40%
	Eastern Whipbird			~40%
4	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~40%
	Eastern Whipbird			~40%
	Spotted Quail-thrush			<5%
5	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~40%
	Eastern Whipbird			~40%
6	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Eastern Whipbird			~30%
	Spotted Quail-thrush			Insufficient data
7	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Eastern Whipbird			~30%
	Spotted Quail-thrush			<5%
8	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~30%
	Eastern Whipbird			~30%
9	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Western Whipbird			~10%
10	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Chiming Wedgebill			~10%
11	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Chirruping Wedgebill			~10%
	Chestnut Quail-thrush			Insufficient data
12	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Chiming Wedgebill			<5%
13	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Spotted Quail-thrush			Insufficient data
14	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Eastern Whipbird			<5%
15	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Spotted Quail-thrush			Insufficient data
16	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Spotted Quail-thrush			Insufficient data
17	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Blue Jewel-babbler			Insufficient data