Atrichornis clamosus, Season: April-Oct (can extend birds soil and Diurnal; males Sedentary and territorial; noisy scrub-bird or to Nov) stay near to ground in move to roosting males defend long-term, tjimiluk Clutch size: 1 dense vegetation, occasionally small site at dusk and territories using Parental care: only female running quickly and vertebrates leave shortly after song (Smith, 1996) builds nest, incubates and seldom flying (Higgins on or near ground; first light Core area of territory remains feeds young 2001) under dense vegetation, constant (Smith, 1996) et al. Chronology: incubation 36-38 low to the among leaf litter, debris, Bonds; not known, suggested days; fledging 3-4 weeks; ground decaying wood and at base to be essentially monogamous fledging to independence; dispersal ability of shrubs and clumps of but possibly polygamous unknown rushes/sedges; also feed (Smith 1976, 1985, 1990, Fledging success: unknown from surfaces of leaves and 1996). Young: altricial, nidicolous stems of shrubs in lowest stratum (Higgins et al. 2001) Psophodes nigrogularis Season: July- Oct Flight strong but not invertebrates Diurnal sometimes nigrogularis, western Clutch size: 2 sustained (mainly insects) overlapping home ranges whipbird (western Parental care: both sexes Nests in low, dense alone or in pairs appear to be brood nestlings shrub forage on the ground monogamous Chronology: incubation 21 Poor dispersal ability or in low vegetation dispersal appears to days; fledging 10-12 days; occur just before the fledging to independence 2 beginning of the next months breeding season Fledging success: 0.85-1.45 do not move far from fledglings/nest territory Young: altricial, nidicolous
Atrichornis clamosus, noisy scrub-bird or tjimiluk Season: April-Oct (can extend to Nov) Clutch size: 1 Parental care: only female builds nest, incubates and feeds young Chronology: incubation 36-38 days; fledging 3-4 weeks; fledging to independence; unknown Fledging success: unknown Young: altricial, nidicolous birds stay near to ground in dense vegetation, running quickly and seldom flying (Higgins et al. 2001) low to the ground dispersal ability soil and occasionally small vertebrates on or near ground; under dense vegetation, among leaf litter, debris, decaying wood and at base of shrubs and clumps of rushes/sedges; also feed from surfaces of leaves and stems of shrubs in lowest stratum (Higgins et al. 2001) Diurnal; males move to roosting site at dusk and leave shortly after first light Sedentary and territorial; males defend long-term, territories using song (Smith, 1996) Core area of territory remains constant (Smith, 1996) Bonds; not known, suggested to be essentially monogamous but possibly polygamous (Smith 1976, 1985, 1990, 1996). Psophodes nigrogularis nigrogularis, western whipbird (western Season: July- Oct Clutch size: 2 Parental care: both sexes brood nestlings Chronology: incubation 21 days; fledging 10-12 days; fledging to independence 2 months Fledging success: 0.85-1.45 fledglings/nest Young: altricial, nidicolous Flight strong but not sustained Nests in low, dense shrub Poor dispersal ability invertebrates (mainly insects) alone or in pairs forage on the ground or in low vegetation Diurnal sometimes overlapping home ranges appear to be monogamous dispersal appears to occur just before the beginning of the next breeding season do not move far from territory