BirdUp · Species
Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus ruficeps(Hartlaub, 1852)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Pomatostomidae
- Genus
- Pomatostomus
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The chestnut-crowned babbler is a medium-sized bird that is endemic to arid and semi-arid areas of south-eastern Australia. It is a member of the family Pomatostomidae, which comprises five species of Australo-Papuan babblers. All are boisterous and highly social, living in groups of up to 23 individuals that forage and breed communally. Other names include red-capped babbler, rufous-crowned babbler and chatterer.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- East WA to south-west QLD and west NSW (east-central Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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