Genus: Pomatostomus
Description
The species in this genus are found in Australia and New Guinea.
These are noisy, gregarious and mainly ground-feeding birds. Their plumage is mostly brownish, they have long tails and pointed, down-curved bills.
Taxonomy
Pomatostomus is a genus in the Family Pomatostomidae.
Despite their names they don't belong to the babblers.
Papuan Babbler is included here by Clements.
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|---|---|---|---|
| P. temporalis | Grey-crowned Babbler | ||
| P. superciliosus | White-browed Babbler | ||
| P. halli | Hall's Babbler | ||
| P. ruficeps | Chestnut-crowned Babbler | ||
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) Pomatostomus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pomatostomus
Pages in category ‘Pomatostomus’
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
