Alice Springs Desert Park
The Grey-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus temporalis) are gregarious birds, that are often seen in small noisy groups in the desert park. They are conspicuous songbirds and the largest of the four babbler species.
They have a long curved beak, are dark brown-grey above, with a distinctive grey to off-white crown, dark grey mask and whitish eyes. The adult bird have pale yellow eyes. The underparts of this species are variable from reddish to dark brown, chin and throat are white, and with a pale grey lower breast. It has short rounded wings, cinnamon brown colour wing patches and a long tail that is tipped white.
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- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Pomatostomidae
- Genus: Pomatostomus
- Species: Pomatostomus temporalis
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