General Description
Small babbler with long bill curved downward. Short wings and long tail, often held raised or fanned. Grey-brown to dark-brown, with distinctive white stripe above eye, dark stripe across eye, white throat and chest. 19.5 cm long with wingspan of 25 cm.
Biology
Active, noisy and inquisitive, the White-browed Baller forages on ground, moving with bouncing hops. They form cooperative breeding groups, with two to four breeding pairs and a group of supporting birds. Supporting auxiliaries feed and care for the breeding females and young. This is the smallest species of Babbler.
Distribution
Mainland Australia.
Habitat
Dry, sclerophyll woodlands and open forests with tall or dense understorey.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Small brown babbler, prominent white stripe above eye, dark stripe across eye, white throat and chest.
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Colours
Brown, Grey-brown, White
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Maximum Size
19.5 cm
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Diet
Omnivore
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Diet Categories
Insects, Invertebrates, Frogs, Lizards, Fruit, Seeds
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Taxon Name
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Common Name
White-browed Babbler
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Species Name
superciliosus
