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Grey-crowned babbler

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58: 409:) to be near-threatened. Within this document, this subspecies was considered to be near-threatened using criteria 'a' of Maxwell et al. (1996). That is, this subspecies has disappeared from over 50% of its former area of occupancy and/or extent of occurrence and are at risk of further decline. Although there has been little evident change at the northern edge of its range, the subspecies has been declining noticeably in the southern half of its range 109: 235: 425: 42: 84: 316:– 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. 500:
of its preferred woodland habitat. Grey-crowned babblers generally have a poor ability to migrate across unsuitable habitats. As a consequence of fragmentation, breeding success and group size decline. Babbler groups are more susceptible to stochastic events leading to local extinction. Once a
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for the recovery and future management of this species has been prepared. On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the grey-crowned babbler is listed as endangered.
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From other sources, the national status of the grey-crowned babbler varies. The eastern subspecies is increasingly being considered threatened, although not by all:
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The breast color is usually used as the distinguishing morphological character between the subspecies, with a creamy white breast grading to mid-grey in
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fragment has lost its population of grey-crowned babblers, natural recolonisation rarely occurs because of the species' poor dispersal ability.
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Yahoo – This popular alternate name is based on the distinctive call of the grey-crowned babbler. The source of this name is unclear.
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There are numerous lists of threatened fauna from within Australia. The official list of threatened species on the Australian
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The key process that has led to the decline of the eastern subspecies of the grey-crowned babbler has been the historic
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Listing of threatened species and communities, Department of Environment and Conservation, State of Western Australia
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The conservation status of the grey-crowned babbler varies from state to state within Australia. For example:
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List of prepared Action Statements, Department of Sustainability and Environment, State of Victoria
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List of threatened species on the FFG Act, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
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does not consider the grey-crowned babbler (either as a species or subspecies) to be threatened.
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Grey-crowned Babbler Species Profile, Department of Conservation and Environment, State of NSW"
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The grey-crowned babbler is not listed as a threatened species on the Western Australian
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The grey-crowned babbler is listed on schedule 9 (rare species) of the South Australian
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CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A reference with conservation status. 2nd Edition
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Clayton, M.; Wombey, J. C.; Mason, I. J.; Chesser, R. T. & Wells, A. (2006).
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A number of alternate names have been provided for the grey-crowned babbler.
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The grey-crowned babbler is listed as least conservation on the Queensland
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considers both subspecies of the grey-crowned babbler to be secure.
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The grey-crowned babbler is listed as threatened on the Victorian
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Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria – 2007
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Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (2007).
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Two subspecies are recognized within Australia and New Guinea.
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The 1996 Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes.
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The Illustrated Dictionary of Australian Birds by Common Name
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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Maxwell, S., Burbridge, A. A. and Morris, K. (eds). 1996,
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Grey-crowned babbler at Katherine, Northern Territory
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The eastern subspecies of the grey-crowned babbler (
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Gray-crowned babbler


Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Pomatostomidae
Pomatostomus
Binomial name
Vigors
Horsfield

bird
Pomatostomidae
Australia
New Guinea
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
habitats
tropical and subtropical
tropical moist
shrublands
savannas

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