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Chiming Wedgebill
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Genus: Psophodes

[edit] Description

Whipbirds and Wedgebills from Australia.
They share a crest, have similar bill morphology, tail patterning and eggs and nests.

[edit] Taxonomy

Psophodes is a genus in the family Eupetidae.
These four species were in the past also placed in the Babblers or in the Whistlers.
If the family Eupetidae would be split on family level this genus would be placed in Psophodidae.
There is also the suggestion that this genus should be included in the proposed family Falcunculidae.

[edit] References

1. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422

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