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Bird call
Western Whipbird (Psophodes nigrogularis) call
A harsh, scratchy duet, 'it's-for-teacher', from deep coastal heath.
Listen to the Western Whipbird call
A field recording of the Western Whipbird (Psophodes nigrogularis) by Paul Whitington, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Western Whipbird in heath habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Western Whipbird
These birds belong to the whipbird family, like the Western Whipbird, so their calls can sound alike.
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Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
Explosive whip-crack answered by a sharp 'choo-choo'.
Questions
Questions about the Western Whipbird
What does the Western Whipbird sound like?
A harsh, scratchy duet, 'it's-for-teacher', from deep coastal heath. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Western Whipbird?
The Eastern Whipbird sounds similar.
Where can I hear the Western Whipbird?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Western Australia course.
How can I learn the Western Whipbird call?
In SongLark's Birds of Western Australia course, it comes in Level 6: Hidden Voices & the Night. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Western Whipbird in its Birds of Western Australia course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Western Australia, the Western Whipbird comes in Level 6: Hidden Voices & the Night. That Level is about south-west specialists and the bush after dark.
Learn it with these birds in Level 6 of Birds of Western Australia
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Noisy Scrub-bird Atrichornis clamosus
Extremely loud, ringing, accelerating 'chip-chip-chip-CHIP' from dense thicket near Albany.
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Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
A long, mournful, descending trill, repeated through the day in spring.
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Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
The classic two-note 'boo-book' of the night, repeated over and over.
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Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
Low, repetitive soft 'oom-oom-oom' at night.
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Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus
A churring, rattling 'chirr-chirr' from a tree hollow after dark.
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