Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Now that's just rude
Chestnut-crowned Babbler
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| Chestnut-crowned Babbler Now that's just rude | | Chestnut-crowned Babbler Top of Head | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves) | |||
| Order: | Perching Birds (Passeriformes) | ||||
| Family: | Australasian Babbler (Pomatostomidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Chestnut-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus ruficeps) | ||||
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Thank you Petra Hanke for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Very similar to the more common white-browed babbler. Easy to miss-identify. However the white lines on the back guarantee Chestnut-crowned vs white-browed. Both have white tips on their tails making them look like fan-tails when they fly. Generally run, skip and hop along the ground. A sentry sits up in a nearby bush to warn those on the ground of danger. | |||||
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