Grey-crowned Babbler

Pomatostomus temporalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Grey-crowned Babbler, Pomatostomus temporalis, is a passerine bird of Australasia, breeding in south-eastern New Guinea and across northern, central and eastern Australia, but not Tasmania. It belongs to the Australasian babbler family. It occupies dry broadleaf forest, moist lowland forest, shrubland and savanna. Two subspecies are recognised, and the breast pattern is the main feature used to separate them: one has a creamy white to mid-grey breast, while the other shows a mid- to deep-rufous brown breast. Other differences include brow tone, the facial band, tail length and overall size.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Pomatostomidae — Australasian Babblers

Breeding range

Australasia: sc New Guinea and n, c, e Australia (except Tasmania)