---
title: "Pássaro-chicote-oriental"
description: "Psophodes olivaceus — Aves. The eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) is an insectivorous passerine bird native to the east coast of Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/eastern-whipbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pássaro-chicote-oriental

> Psophodes olivaceus — Aves. The eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) is an insectivorous passerine bird native to the east coast of Australia.

- Scientific name: *Psophodes olivaceus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 4488
- Wikidata: [Q898027](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898027)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117077](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117077)

## Names

- en: Eastern Whipbird
- de: Schwarzschopfflöter
- es: Zordala crestada oriental
- fr: Psophode à tête noire
- nl: Zwartkopzwiepfluiter
- pt: Pássaro-chicote-oriental
- pl: Trzaskacz czarnoczuby

## Countries with the most observations

AU (4102)

## Summary

The eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) is an insectivorous passerine bird native to the east coast of Australia. Its whip-crack song is a familiar sound in forests of eastern Australia. Two subspecies are recognised. Heard much more often than seen, it is dark olive-green and black in colour with a distinctive white cheek patch and a black crest. The male and female are similar in plumage.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_whipbird

## Photo

![Pássaro-chicote-oriental](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-whipbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stuart · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/364191683

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-whipbird?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).