Black-throated Whipbird (Psophodes nigrogularis)
About the Black-throated Whipbird
The western whipbird (Psophodes nigrogularis) is a passerine bird found in several scattered populations in Southwest Australia. It is predominantly olive green in colour. The western whipbird has sometimes been split into two species: the black-throated whipbird and the white-bellied whipbird. The western whipbird was formally described in 1844 by the English ornithologist John Gould based on a specimen collected by John Gilbert in the Wongan Hills of Western Australia. Gould coined the current binomial name Psophodes nigrogularis. The specific epithet combines the Latin niger meaning "black" with Modern Latin gularis meaning "throated". Four subspecies are recognised:
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 18 recordings for this species: 13 CC BY-NC-SA · 5 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Australia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Eastern WhipbirdPsophodes olivaceusrecording
- White-bellied WhipbirdPsophodes leucogasterrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.