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Hall's Babbler
Pomatostomus halliCowles, 1964
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Pomatostomidae
- Genus
- Pomatostomus
At a glance
The Hall's Babbler is a medium-sized bird, about 19–21 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 19–21 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Hall's Babbler look like?
The Hall's Babbler is a medium-sized bird, about 19–21 cm long and weighing 28–47 g.
Hall's babbler is a small species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae most commonly found in dry Acacia scrubland in interior regions of eastern Australia. Superficially similar to the white-browed babbler this species was only recognised during the 1960s, which makes it a comparatively recent discovery. The bird is named after the Australian-born philanthropist Major Harold Wesley Hall, who funded a series of expeditions to collect specimens for the British Museum, during which the first specimens of Hall's babbler were collected in southwestern Queensland in 1963.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Hall's Babbler?
The Hall's Babbler is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Hall's Babbler eat?
The Hall's Babbler feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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