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Grey-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus temporalis(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
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- 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
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
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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