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Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus ruficeps(Hartlaub, 1852)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Pomatostomidae
- Genus
- Pomatostomus
At a glance
The Chestnut-crowned Babbler is a medium-sized bird, about 19–23 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 19–23 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Chestnut-crowned Babbler look like?
The Chestnut-crowned Babbler is a medium-sized bird, about 19–23 cm long and weighing 43–71 g.
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
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Chestnut-crowned Babbler?
The Chestnut-crowned Babbler is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Thomas Mesaglio · UNSW Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station, New South Wales
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Chestnut-crowned Babbler eat?
The Chestnut-crowned Babbler feeds on seeds and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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