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Category:Psophodidae - BirdForum Opus

Family: Psophodidae

Description

This family contains the Whipbirds and Wedgebills of Australia and New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Psophodidae is a family in the Order Passeriformes.
The two genera were formerly included in the family Eupetidae.


Family Psophodidae viewedit

Genus Androphobus viewedit
A. viridis Papuan Whipbird

Genus Psophodes viewedit
P. olivaceus Eastern Whipbird
P. nigrogularis Western Whipbird
P. occidentalis Chiming Wedgebill
P. cristatus Chirruping Wedgebill

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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Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

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