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Latest revision as of 21:19, 12 February 2017
Alternative names: Black-bellied Babbler; Dark-bellied Babbler; White-breasted Babbler; White-throated Babbler
- Pomatostomus halli
Identification
19 - 21cm (7½-8¼ in). A medium-sized, dark Australasian Babbler:
- Narrow dark brown crown
- Broad white eyebrow
- Dark eye
- Dark, almost black eye stripe
- Long, black down-curved bill
- White throat and breast well demarcated from dark brown underparts
- Sooty-brown tail with white tip
Sexes similar. Juveniles duller with buff washed throat.
Similar species
Similar to White-browed Babbler but darker and more contrasting marked.
Distribution
Australia: found in acacia woodlands of south-central Queensland and adjacent north-western New South Wales.
Locally fairly common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Tall acacia shrublands and dry eucalypt woodlands.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet is poorly recorded, but it is known that they forage on the ground and in shrubs for insects such as beetles and butterfly larvae.
Breeding
They breed in co-operative groups consisting of the breeding pair and one or two helpers. Nests are made of sticks and have a domed roof and side entrance hole. Breeding has been recorded in most months, but appears to generally be March to May and then again in August to October. Clutch consists of one or two eggs.
Movements
Probably resident but movements poorly understood.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017)
- BirdsinBackyards
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hall's Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hall%27s_Babbler
