- Chestnut-crowned Babbler
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Chestnut-crowned Babbler Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Pomatostomidae Genus: Pomatostomus Species: P. ruficeps Binomial name Pomatostomus ruficeps
(Hartlaub, 1852)The Chestnut-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus ruficeps) is a species of bird in the Pomatostomidae family. It is endemic to Australia.
A cooperatively breeding bird living in social groups ranging from three to approximately twenty birds. Usually one breeding female within the group but in large social groups that are beginning to fraction a subordinate female may also breed within the territory.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Pomatostomus ruficeps. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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