Pomatostomus temporalis
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 103 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-crowned Babbler in Nitmiluk National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, June–August and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Nitmiluk National Park's wettest months, with about 270 mm of rain against almost none in August.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Grey-crowned Babbler sightings, Nitmiluk National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Grey-crowned Babbler that you can see in Nitmiluk National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Great Bowerbird (about 80%), Brown Honeyeater (about 60%) and Torresian Crow (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 Nitmiluk National Park (55 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.
