Psophodes nigrogularis Season: July to Aug (Whittell Flight strong but not Apparently similar to western Diurnal similar to western oberon, western 1939, Elson 2008), eggs found sustained heath subspecies heath subspecies whipbird (western in Oct at Ongerup (Howe and Nests in low, dense Insectivorous: mainly in territories or mallee) Ross 1933) shrub terrestrial invertebrates home ranges, probably Clutch size: 2 Poor dispersal ability Forage alone or in pairs maintained but are details Parental care: both sexes Mostly forage on the ground unknown incubate (Elson 2008) or in low vegetation Chronology: unknown, but In Stirling Range a pair, were probably similar to western seen foraging on the ground heath subspecies under mallee vegetation, Fledging success: unknown, they turned leaf -litter over but probably similar to with their bills and were not western heath subspecies seen to use their feet (Rose Young: altricial, nidicolous 1991)
Psophodes nigrogularis oberon, western whipbird (western mallee) Season: July to Aug (Whittell 1939, Elson 2008), eggs found in Oct at Ongerup (Howe and Ross 1933) Clutch size: 2 Parental care: both sexes incubate (Elson 2008) Chronology: unknown, but probably similar to western heath subspecies Fledging success: unknown, but probably similar to western heath subspecies Young: altricial, nidicolous Flight strong but not sustained Nests in low, dense shrub Poor dispersal ability Apparently similar to western heath subspecies Insectivorous: mainly terrestrial invertebrates Forage alone or in pairs Mostly forage on the ground or in low vegetation In Stirling Range a pair, were seen foraging on the ground under mallee vegetation, they turned leaf -litter over with their bills and were not seen to use their feet (Rose 1991) Diurnal similar to western heath subspecies in territories or home ranges, probably maintained but are details unknown
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