Photo: Peter Jacobs from Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Chirruping Wedgebill
Psophodes cristatus
Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus) is a member of the Psophodidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 40.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Psophodidae Whipbirds
- Genus Psophodes
- Species cristatus
Where it lives
Southwestern QLD to east-central SA and northwestern NSW (east-central Australia)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 40.7 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Psophodidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Chirruping Wedgebill is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Chirruping Wedgebill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus) is a species of bird in the Psophodidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU sw QLD to ec SA and nw NSW (ec Australia).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 40.7 g, with a wing length of about 8 cm and a tail of around 9.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 991,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Chirruping Wedgebill?
The Chirruping Wedgebill is a small bird that weighs around 40.7 g.
Where does the Chirruping Wedgebill live?
The Chirruping Wedgebill is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU sw QLD to ec SA and nw NSW (ec Australia), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Chirruping Wedgebill belong to?
The Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus) belongs to the Psophodidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Chirruping Wedgebill eat?
The Chirruping Wedgebill is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Chirruping Wedgebill migrate?
The Chirruping Wedgebill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Chirruping Wedgebill endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Chirruping Wedgebill make?
1 real field recording of the Chirruping Wedgebill — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Chirruping Wedgebill's range?
The Chirruping Wedgebill has a mapped global range of about 991,000 km².
Conservation
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