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The grey-crowned babbler (''Pomatostomus temporalis'') is a species of bird in the Pomatostomidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. ==Taxonomy== Two subspecies are recognised 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.〔〔 The breast color is usually used as the distinguishing morphological character between the subspecies, with a creamy white breast grading to mid-grey in ''P. t. temporalis'' and a mid to deep rufous brown breast in ''P. t. rubeculus''.〔 Other differences relate to brow coloration, facial bands through the eye, tail length and overall size.〔 A zone of intergradation occurs between the two subspecies in north-central Queensland.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grey-crowned babbler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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