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Grey-crowned Babbler
Photo · Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

BirdUp · Species

Grey-crowned Babbler

Pomatostomus temporalis(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Updated 11 June 2026

Origin: Native
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Pomatostomidae
Genus
Pomatostomus

At a glance

The Grey-crowned Babbler is a medium-sized bird, about 23–27 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.

Size
23–27 cm
Origin
Native
Best seen
Year-round
Commonness
Very common
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Voice
  • Behaviour
  • Gallery

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a Grey-crowned Babbler look like?

The Grey-crowned Babbler is a medium-sized bird, about 23–27 cm long and weighing 52–88 g.

The grey-crowned babbler is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae. They are found in Australia and New Guinea . Its habitats include tropical and subtropical dry broadlife forests, tropical moist lowland forests, shrublands, and savannas.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
23–27 cm
Weight
51.9–88 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a Grey-crowned Babbler?

The Grey-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

Roger Yandle · Rothbury St after Scott St, North Rothbury NSW 2335, Australia

Call

Roger Yandle · North Rothbury NSW 2335, Australia

Call

Roger Yandle · Mayne St before Short St, North Rothbury NSW 2335, Australia

Call

Roger Yandle · Mayne St before Short St, North Rothbury NSW 2335, Australia

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does a Grey-crowned Babbler eat?

The Grey-crowned Babbler feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.

06 · Gallery

Plumage up close

4 photos

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Grey-crowned Babbler live in Australia?

The Grey-crowned Babbler is native to Australia, recorded across 65 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingSouth-central New Guinea and north, central and east Australia (except Tasmania)

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Resident

7 regions recorded