Chiming Wedgebill (Psophodes occidentalis) [XC107863]
by id from Monkey Mia, Shark Bay, Australia (song)
Chiming Wedgebill (Psophodes occidentalis) [XC40547]
by Matthias Feuersenger from Austin Downs, WA, Australia (song)
Breeding Season (Guide)
August - November or after rain.
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Nest
A loose flattened cup of twigs, placed in a low shrub, usually within 3 m of the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
2 or 3; blue to blue-green with black and grey-purple spots, especially at the larger end; tapered-oval; about 24 x 17 mm. Incubation: 17 days.
Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Probably fed by both parents.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Formerly considered conspecific with Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus) and placed in the monotypic genus Sphenostoma. Morphologically very similar to Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus) but differs markedly in vocalizations.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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