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The two species of whipbirds in Australia are both lovers of thick, dense brush and seldom emerge enough to be seen well, let along photographed. So I was extremely pleased to find a very cooperative eastern whipbird sunning itself in a small brushy gully in Wombara, and another one in a brushland reserve in Wollongong, both in coastal New South Wales. Whipbirds get their name for their whipcrack-like call, proceeded by a monotonic whistle that increases in volume until the 'crack'. Sometimes a calling bird will dramatically extend his (?) wings, as at upper right. Often a pair will duet, presumably to keep in contact with each other in the thick brush they favor. |
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