Eastern Whipbird
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Eastern Whipbird

Psophodes olivaceus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Lamington National Park
2,338 Verified records at Lamington National Park
August 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 →

80–90% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Whipbird sighting in Lamington National Park, based on 2,338 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lamington National Park

Spotted Quail-thrush
LC Endemic

Spotted Quail-thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclosoma punctatum

Insufficient data
Lewin's Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Lewin's Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Meliphaga lewinii

80–90% · Very likely
Eastern Yellow Robin
LC Endemic

Eastern Yellow Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eopsaltria australis

80–90% · Very likely
White-browed Scrubwren
LC Endemic

White-browed Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis frontalis

80–90% · Very likely
Satin Bowerbird
LC Endemic

Satin Bowerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

70–80% · Very likely
Pied Currawong
LC Endemic

Pied Currawong

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Strepera graculina

70–80% · Very likely
Yellow-Throated Scrubwren

Yellow-Throated Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis citreogularis

70–80% · Very likely
Australian Logrunner
LC Endemic

Australian Logrunner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Orthonyx temminckii

70–80% · Very likely
Green Catbird
LC Endemic

Green Catbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ailuroedus crassirostris

70–80% · Very likely
Gray Shrikethrush
LC

Gray Shrikethrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colluricincla harmonica

60–70% · Likely
Welcome Swallow
LC

Welcome Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo neoxena

60–70% · Likely
Golden Whistler
LC Endemic

Golden Whistler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachycephala pectoralis

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
90–100
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
90–100
Aug
80–90
Sep
90–100
Oct
90–100
Nov
80–90
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 Lamington National Park?

About 89% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Whipbird sighting in Lamington National Park, based on 2,338 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

August has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Whipbird in Lamington National Park in our monthly data.

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