Family: Pomatostomidae
Description
Pseudo-Babblers, Australasian or Australo-Papuan Babblers.
These are noisy, gregarious and mainly ground-feeding birds. Their plumage is mostly brownish, they have long tails and pointed, down-curved bills.
They occur in Australia and New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Pomatostomidae is a family in the Order Passeriformes.
Despite their name these birds are not closely related to the babblers of the Timaliidae.
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References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Simpson, K and N Day. 1998. Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-4877-5
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Pomatostomidae. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pomatostomidae
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
