Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus ruficeps
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The chestnut-crowned babbler is a medium-sized bird that is endemic to arid and semi-arid areas of south-eastern Australia. 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.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pomatostomidae
- Genus
- Pomatostomus