Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
EUPETIDAE
Genus
Psophodes
Species
olivaceus
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Eastern Whipbird
Alternate name
Whipbird
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Moderately common in rainforest and thick gullies.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Common in understorey of dense forests, such as rainforest and wet sclerophyll forests - especially gullies
Known location
Eagleby, Clagiraba, Austinville, Springbrook, Eagleby, Currumbin Valley, Elanora, Helensvale, Hinze
Other locality
Moderately common in rainforest, riparian forest, thick gullies. Tolerant of some habitat disturbance.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
True
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest, riparian forest, gullies in dry sclerophyll forest.
Specific ecology
Thick undergrowth.
Habitat
Habitat comment
Will enter urban areas, visiting thick gullies in parks or behind houses.
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
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