Black-throated Whipbird
A species of Australian Whipbirds and Wedgebills, Also known as White-bellied Whipbird Scientific name : Psophodes nigrogularis Genus : Australian Whipbirds and Wedgebills
Black-throated Whipbird, A species of Australian Whipbirds and Wedgebills
Also known as:
White-bellied Whipbird
Botanical name: Psophodes nigrogularis
Genus: Australian Whipbirds and Wedgebills
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Description
Description
The white-bellied whipbird (Psophodes leucogaster), also called the Mallee whipbird, is a species of bird in the family Psophodidae. It is endemic to southern Australia. 
Size
26 cm
Feeding Habits
Black-throated Whipbird consumes a diet of arthropods, chiefly insects and some spiders, as well as small mollusks. Black-throated Whipbird predominantly forages on the ground or occasionally in low vegetation, probing amongst leaf litter and on fallen branches, or gleaning from low vegetation to locate prey. Uniquely, black-throated Whipbird uses its bill, rather than feet, to manipulate leaves while searching for food.
Habitat
The black-throated Whipbird commonly resides in habitats characterized by dense shrubby undergrowth approximately 1.5 to 2 meters high, within heath-like thickets or under a sparse canopy of mallee eucalypt trees that reach 2 to 5 meters in height. Habitats preferable to the black-throated Whipbird often exist along coastal regions, though inland areas with similar vegetation are also suitable.
Dite type
Insectivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Whipbirds and wedgebills Species
Black-throated Whipbird 
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