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The male chiming wedgebill weighs 38-45 grams and the female chiming wedgebill weighs 30-36 grams. The chest is forward-curving and the entire upper body is dark gray-brown, with the wings being a darker color. The tail is also dark gray-brown, but the tip of the tail is black. The tail contains a central pair of feathers with white tips. The chin, throat, and the center of the belly are grayish-white, and the belly and breast side are gray-brown ("little contrast with upperparts"). The undertail cover is brown, the iris is dark brown, the bill is black, and the legs are dark gray.
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When to see the Chiming Wedgebill
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chiming Wedgebill
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Chiming Wedgebill
The chiming wedgebill, sometimes referred to as chiming whipbird, is a species of bird in the family Psophodidae. It is endemic to Australia. The chiming wedgebill and chirruping wedgebill used to be considered one species until as late as 1973, when they were separated due to marked differences in their calls. Its sound consists of 4-6 descending notes sounding like loud chimes, and the final note is underlined and interpreted as "did-you-get-drunk" or "sweet-kitty-Lintorf". There is nothing documented about the female and male producing the same sound.
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Easily confused with
Western WhipbirdPsophodes nigrogularisThe western whipbird is a slim bird some 21–25 cm (8.3–9.8 in) in length.
Chirruping WedgebillPsophodes cristatusThe chirruping wedgebill is a medium-sized bird, measuring approximately 18–21 cm and weighing 31-64 g.
Eastern WhipbirdPsophodes olivaceusA slim bird some 26–30 cm (10–12 in) in length and 47–72 grams (1.7–2.5 oz) in weight, it is olive green with a black head and breast.
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