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The Eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) is a bird found in Australia. Rainforest and thick bush along the east coast of Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Eastern whipbird lives

Rainforest and thick bush along the east coast of Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs80%
• 🍎 Fruit10%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Eastern whipbird

Recorded by Romuald Mikusek (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1170141. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Eastern whipbird

Where does the Eastern whipbird live?

The Eastern whipbird lives in Australia. Rainforest and thick bush along the east coast of Australia.

What does the Eastern whipbird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fruit (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Eastern whipbird endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• White-necked heron
• Dusky woodswallow
• Tawny frogmouth
• Australian shelduck
• White-naped honeyeater
• Magpie goose

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.