Pomatostomus temporalis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The grey-crowned babbler (Pomatostomus temporalis) is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae. They are found in Australia and New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Its habitats include tropical and subtropical dry broadlife forests, tropical moist lowland forests, shrublands, and savannas.
Two subspecies are recognized within Australia and New Guinea. Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis – This subspecies occurs within Australia in the states of Victoria, eastern Queensland (including Cape York), New South Wales and south-eastern South Australia. It is a vagrant or accidental visitor to the Australian Capital Territory. It is also the subspecies believed to occur within New Guinea.
Pomoatostomus temporalis rubeculus – This subspecies occurs in Australia within the states of Western Australia, Northern Territory, western Queensland and a small area of northern South Australia. Other differences relate to brow coloration, facial bands... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-crowned Babbler sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 130 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-crowned Babbler in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Kakadu National Park's wettest months, with about 350 mm of rain against almost none in August. February has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey-crowned Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Grey-crowned Babbler sightings, Kakadu National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nitmiluk National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Grey-crowned Babbler that you can see in Kakadu National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Torresian Crow (about 70%), Willie Wagtail (about 60%) and White-bellied Cuckooshrike (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey-crowned Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakadu National Park (130 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
