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Eastern WhipbirdAlternative name: "Coachwhip-bird*" |
Sightings
We have spotted several Eastern Whipbirds in the rainforests of Dorrigo National Park and Iluka Nature Reserve in north-east New South Wales. Obtaining photos is difficult, because they forage in the underbrush, in dark conditions.
Also spotted by C. Kellenberg at Depot Beach, Murramarang National Park, NSW, in February 2009.
Spotted by us also in dense bushland in national parks near the NSW central coast in June 2009 and in various national parks in southern and central Queensland in July 2009. The furthest west we have found Eastern Whipbirds is Bunya Mountains NP, QLD and Mt. Walsh NP, QLD.
Photos
Backside of an adult Eastern Whipbird (click on image for larger version)
Immature Eastern Whipbird in the underbrush of rainforest in Dorrigo National Park (click on image for larger version)