Psophodidae – Whipbirds, Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush by Ian

So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” (Genesis 1:21-22 ESV)

CLASS – AVES, Order – PASSERIFORMES, Family – Psophodidae – Whipbirds, Jewel-babblers, quail-thrushes

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Species (6)

Papuan Whipbird (Androphobus viridis)
Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus)
Black-throated Whipbird (Psophodes nigrogularis)
White-bellied Whipbird (Psophodes leucogaster)
Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus)
Chiming Wedgebill (Psophodes occidentalis)

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Jewel-babblers and allies (Eupetidae) – IBC
Cinclosomatidae – Wikipedia
Psophodidae – Le quide ornitho

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Cinclosomatidae is a family of passerine birds native to Australia and nearby areas. It has a complicated taxonomic history and different authors vary in which birds they include in the family. It includes at least the quail-thrushes (Cinclosoma), 5 species of ground-dwelling birds found in Australia and New Guinea. The jewel-babblers (Ptilorrhoa), 4 species found in rainforest in New Guinea, also seem to belong in this family.

The whipbirds and wedgebills (Psophodes and Androphobus) are often included in which case the name Psophodidae has priority as the name of the family. The Malaysian Rail-babbler (Eupetes macrocerus) was formerly sometimes placed in this family which would then be called Eupetidae. (Wikipedia with editing)

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