Pomatostomus
Genus of birds endemic to Australinea
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Pomatostomus is a genus of small to medium-sized birds endemic to Australia-New Guinea. All four species are distributed in Australia, and only the grey-crowned babbler could also be found in south New Guinea.[2][3]
| Pomatostomus | |
|---|---|
| |
| White-browed babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pomatostomidae Schodde, 1975 |
| Genus: | Pomatostomus Cabanis, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Pomatorhinus temporalis[1] Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 | |
| Species | |
Pomatostomus is the type genus of the family Pomatostomidae. It was the only genus in the family before the Papuan babbler was classified as a separate genus Garritornis.
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pomatostomus temporalis | Grey-crowned babbler | Australia and southern New Guinea. |
 | Pomatostomus superciliosus | White-browed babbler | central and southern Australia |
 | Pomatostomus halli | Hall's babbler | eastern Australia |
 | Pomatostomus ruficeps | Chestnut-crowned babbler | south-eastern Australia |
