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whipbird

/ ˈwɪpˌbɜːd /

noun

  1. any of several birds of the genus Psophodes , esp P. olivaceus ( eastern whipbird ) and P. nigrogularis ( black-throated whipbird ), having a whistle ending in a whipcrack note
  2. any of various other birds, such as Pachycephala pectoralis and P. rufiventris ( mock whipbird )


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