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Pomatostomidae
The Pomatostomidae (Australo-Papuan or Australasian babblers, also known as pseudo-babblers) are small to medium-sized birds endemic to Australia-New Guinea. For many years, the Australo-Papuan babblers were classified, rather uncertainly, with the Old World babblers (Timaliidae), on the grounds of similar appearance and habits. More recent research, however, indicates that they are too basal to belong the Passerida – let alone the Sylvioidea where the Old World babblers are placed – and they are now classed as a separate family close to the Orthonychidae (logrunners). Five species in one genus are currently recognised, although the red-breasted subspecies ''rubeculus'' of the grey-crowned babbler may prove to be a separate species. Description The Australo-Papuan babblers are medium-sized terrestrial birds with sombre plumage and long decurved bills. They range in size from in length and in weight. The wings are short and round, and the tail is long and often held fanne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomatostomus
''Pomatostomus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized birds endemic to Australia-New Guinea. All four species are distributed in Australia, and only the grey-crowned babbler could also be found in south New Guinea. ''Pomatostomus'' is the type genus of the family Pomatostomidae. It was the only genus in the family before the Papuan babbler The Papuan babbler (''Garritornis isidorei''), New Guinea babbler or Isidore's rufous babbler, is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Re ... was classified as a separate genus ''Garritornis''. Species References External linksPseudo-babbler videoson the Internet Bird Collection Bird genera 01 Higher-level bird taxa restricted to the Australasia-Pacific region Pomatostomidae {{Bird-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomatostomus Superciliosus - Chiltern
''Pomatostomus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized birds endemic to Australia-New Guinea. All four species are distributed in Australia, and only the grey-crowned babbler could also be found in south New Guinea. ''Pomatostomus'' is the type genus of the family Pomatostomidae. It was the only genus in the family before the Papuan babbler The Papuan babbler (''Garritornis isidorei''), New Guinea babbler or Isidore's rufous babbler, is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Re ... was classified as a separate genus ''Garritornis''. Species References External linksPseudo-babbler videoson the Internet Bird Collection Bird genera 01 Higher-level bird taxa restricted to the Australasia-Pacific region Pomatostomidae {{Bird-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papuan Babbler
The Papuan babbler (''Garritornis isidorei''), New Guinea babbler or Isidore's rufous babbler, is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. References * BirdLife International 2004.Pomatostomus isidorei 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. Papuan babbler Birds of New Guinea Endemic fauna of New Guinea Least concern biota of Oceania Papuan babbler The Papuan babbler (''Garritornis isidorei''), New Guinea babbler or Isidore's rufous babbler, is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{passeri-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garritornis Isidorei
The Papuan babbler (''Garritornis isidorei''), New Guinea babbler or Isidore's rufous babbler, is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. References * BirdLife International 2004.Pomatostomus isidorei 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. Papuan babbler Birds of New Guinea Endemic fauna of New Guinea Least concern biota of Oceania Papuan babbler The Papuan babbler (''Garritornis isidorei''), New Guinea babbler or Isidore's rufous babbler, is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Re ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{passeri-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut-crowned Babbler
The chestnut-crowned babbler (''Pomatostomus ruficeps'') is a medium-sized bird that is endemic to arid and semi-arid areas of south-eastern Australia.Higgins, P. J. and Peter, J. M. (2002). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 6: Pardalotes to shrike-thrushes. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. It is a member of the family Pomatostomidae, which comprises five species of Australo-Papuan babblers. All are boisterous and highly social, living in groups of up to 23 individuals that forage and breed communally. Other names include red-capped babbler, rufous-crowned babbler and chatterer.BirdLife Australia (2013). Chestnut-crowned Babbler. Birds in Backyards program. Available at: http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Pomatostomus-ruficeps. Accessed 14 October 2013. Description Chestnut-crowned babblers are dark, brown-grey birds with a white throat and breast, white-tipped tail and a long, black, down-curved bill. Wings are short and rounded and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey-crowned Babbler
The grey-crowned babbler (''Pomatostomus temporalis'') is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Taxonomy Two subspecies are recognised within Australia and New Guinea. ''Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis'' – This subspecies occurs within Australia in the states of Victoria, eastern Queensland (including Cape York), New South Wales and south-eastern South Australia. It is a vagrant or accidental visitor to the Australian Capital Territory. It is also the subspecies believed to occur within New Guinea. ''Pomoatostomus temporalis rubeculus'' – This subspecies occurs in Australia within the states of Western Australia, Northern Territory, western Queensland and a small area of northern South Australia. The breast color is usually used as the distinguishing morphological character between the subspecies, with a crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey-crowned Babbler
The grey-crowned babbler (''Pomatostomus temporalis'') is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Taxonomy Two subspecies are recognised within Australia and New Guinea. ''Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis'' – This subspecies occurs within Australia in the states of Victoria, eastern Queensland (including Cape York), New South Wales and south-eastern South Australia. It is a vagrant or accidental visitor to the Australian Capital Territory. It is also the subspecies believed to occur within New Guinea. ''Pomoatostomus temporalis rubeculus'' – This subspecies occurs in Australia within the states of Western Australia, Northern Territory, western Queensland and a small area of northern South Australia. The breast color is usually used as the distinguishing morphological character between the subspecies, with a crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handbook Of The Birds Of The World
The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. The series was edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal and David A. Christie. All 16 volumes have been published. For the first time an animal class will have all the species illustrated and treated in detail in a single work. This has not been done before for any other group in the animal kingdom. Material in each volume is grouped first by family, with an introductory article on each family; this is followed by individual species accounts (taxonomy, subspecies and distribution, descriptive notes, habitat, food and feeding, breeding, movements, status and conservation, bibliography). In addition, all volumes except the first and second contain an essay on a particular ornithological theme. More than 200 renowned speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-browed Babbler
The white-browed babbler (''Pomatostomus superciliosus'') is a small, gregarious species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae. They are endemic to the open woodlands and shrubby areas of central and southern Australia. The Latin name ''superciliosus'' refers to the supercilium or ‘eyebrow’, which is a feature synonymous with the ''pomatostomine'' babblers (Hall's babbler, chestnut-crowned babbler, grey-crowned babbler and white-browed babbler). Description Ranging from 17 cm to 21 cm in length the white-browed babbler is the smallest of the Australian babblers. It is a medium-sized terrestrial bird with a long and decurved bill. The wings are short and rounded in shape adjoining to a plump, full body which is similar, but slightly smaller than the chestnut-crowned or Hall's babbler. The tail is long and graduated ending with a rounded tip. The gregarious nature of this species means that the tail is often fanned or raised or any mix of the two. There are many varia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old World Babbler
The Old World babblers or Timaliidae are a family of mostly Old World passerine birds. They are rather diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The timaliids are one of two unrelated groups of birds known as babblers, the other being the Australasian babblers of the family Pomatostomidae (also known as pseudo-babblers). Morphological diversity is rather high; most species resemble "warblers", jays or thrushes. This group is among those Old World bird families with the highest number of species still being discovered. Characteristics Timaliids are small to medium birds. They have strong legs, and many are quite terrestrial. They typically have generalised bills, similar to those of a thrush or warbler, except for the scimitar babblers which, as their name implies, have strongly decurved bills. Most have predominantly brown plumage, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomatostomus Ruficeps
The chestnut-crowned babbler (''Pomatostomus ruficeps'') is a medium-sized bird that is endemic to arid and semi-arid areas of south-eastern Australia.Higgins, P. J. and Peter, J. M. (2002). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 6: Pardalotes to shrike-thrushes. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. It is a member of the family Pomatostomidae, which comprises five species of Australo-Papuan babblers. All are boisterous and highly social, living in groups of up to 23 individuals that forage and breed communally. Other names include red-capped babbler, rufous-crowned babbler and chatterer.BirdLife Australia (2013). Chestnut-crowned Babbler. Birds in Backyards program. Available at: http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Pomatostomus-ruficeps. Accessed 14 October 2013. Description Chestnut-crowned babblers are dark, brown-grey birds with a white throat and breast, white-tipped tail and a long, black, down-curved bill. Wings are short and rounded and the ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomatostomus Temporalis
The grey-crowned babbler (''Pomatostomus temporalis'') is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Taxonomy Two subspecies are recognised within Australia and New Guinea. ''Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis'' – This subspecies occurs within Australia in the states of Victoria, eastern Queensland (including Cape York), New South Wales and south-eastern South Australia. It is a vagrant or accidental visitor to the Australian Capital Territory. It is also the subspecies believed to occur within New Guinea. ''Pomoatostomus temporalis rubeculus'' – This subspecies occurs in Australia within the states of Western Australia, Northern Territory, western Queensland and a small area of northern South Australia. The breast color is usually used as the distinguishing morphological character between the subspecies, with a cream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
