Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus) [XC609284]
by Marc Anderson from Stud Creek, Sturt National Park, New South Wales, Australia (song)
Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus) [XC372242]
by Frank Lambert from Murnpeowie, South Australia, Australia (song)
Nest
A loose flattened cup of twigs, placed in a low shrub, usually within 3 m of the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
2 - 3; greenish blue with sparse spots of black and purple-grey at the larger end; tapered-oval; about 24 x 17 mm. Incubation: 14 - 17 days; both sexes.
Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fed by both parents.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Formerly considered conspecific with Chiming Wedgebill (Psophodes occidentalis) and placed in the monotypic genus Sphenostoma. Morphologically very similar to Chiming Wedgebill (Psophodes occidentalis) but differs markedly in vocalizations.
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