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ShrublandCup nestSmall · 41 g
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Adult birds are around 18–20 cm (7–8 in) long, and have an overall olive brown plumage with a streaked white throat. To an untrained eye, they can be mistaken for female golden whistlers. The male has a dark grey head, pale grey breast and red-tinged buff belly and rump. The female lacks the red tinge, and has brown underparts. The legs, bill and eyes of both sexes are a brown-black. The melodious call has been likened to I'll wet you or you're cranky, and is possibly the most musical of all whistlers.
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When to see the Olive Whistler
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Olive Whistler
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Olive Whistler
The olive whistler or olivaceous whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, the whistlers, that is native to southeastern Australia.
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Easily confused with
Gilbert's WhistlerPachycephala inornataThe adult male, which weighs 29.8-32.5 g, possesses a rufous-coloured chin and throat from its third year of life, as does its most likely closest relative, the red-lored whistler.
Grey WhistlerPachycephala simplexThe grey whistler or brown whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.
Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinereaThe mangrove whistler is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae found in South-east Asia.
Side by side: Olive Whistler vs Rufous Whistler · Australian Golden Whistler vs Olive Whistler · Gilbert's Whistler vs Olive Whistler
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