Eastern Whipbird
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Eastern Whipbird

Psophodes olivaceus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Daintree National Park
10 Verified records at Daintree National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) is an 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. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Whipbird sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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LC

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60–70% · Likely
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50–60% · Likely
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50–60% · Likely
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50–60% · Likely
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50–60% · Likely
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LC

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Myiagra alecto

40–50% · Likely
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LC

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40–50% · Likely
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LC

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40–50% · Likely
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LC Endemic

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Meliphaga notata

40–50% · Likely
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LC

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Lalage leucomela

40–50% · Likely
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Symposiachrus trivirgatus

30–40% · Possible
Mistletoebird
LC Endemic

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☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicaeum hirundinaceum

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
80–90%
2 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
3 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
4 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
5 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
6 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
7 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
8 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
9 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Whipbird in Daintree National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Whipbird sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eastern Whipbird in Daintree National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Whipbird in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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