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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, adjacent 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, raised, or a mix of the two. Voice: The most common call heard is a low repeated 'chuck' call, which is thought to be a contact call while foraging. The long-distance call consists of chattering 'mee' sounds repeated three or more times, followed by whistled 'wee-aw' which rises in pitch.
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When to see the White-browed Babbler
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-browed Babbler
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-browed Babbler
The white-browed babbler 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.
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Easily confused with
Grey-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalisThe grey-crowned babbler is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae.
Chestnut-crowned BabblerPomatostomus ruficepsChestnut-crowned babblers are dark, brown-grey birds with a white throat and breast, white-tipped tail and a long, black, down-curved bill.
Hall's BabblerPomatostomus halliHall's babbler is medium in size (19 cm-21 cm) and identified by its thick white eyebrows and a white 'bib' from chin to mid-breast, which is sharply demarcated from the brown lower breast to belly.
Side by side: Chestnut-crowned Babbler vs White-browed Babbler
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