StatusEndemic
RarityUncommon
Height20 cm
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"Chirruping Wedgebills are expert duettists, with pairs performing coordinated antiphonal songs that can sound like a single bird."
Field Guide
Chirruping Wedgebill
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The Chirruping Wedgebill (*Psophodes cristatus*) is a robust, grey-brown songbird found in the arid shrub eastern Australia, especially around the Lake Eyre Basin. This species is best known for its rapid, repetitive duetting calls. Though similar in appearance to the Chiming Wedgebill, it is distinguished by its unique vocalizations and slightly longer tail.
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