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Hall's BabblerSize: 23-25 cm Weight: 30-45 g |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Near-frontal view of a Hall's Babbler
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, June 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Hall's Babbler
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, June 2019]
Near-lateral view of a Hall's Babbler
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, June 2019]
Lateral view of a Hall's Babbler
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, June 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Hall's Babbler
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, June 2019]
Clan of Hall's Babblers foraging on the ground
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, August 2018]
Clan of Hall's Babblers foraging on the ground
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, August 2018]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: June - Oct | Eggs: 2 | Incubation period: 17 - 19 days | Fledging age: 17 - 21 days |
Hall's Babblers can be, but are not always, communal breeders. More than one female may incubate the eggs and there can be more than one brood in a season.
Nest building: Female | Incubation: Female(s) | Dependent care: Family clan |
The clan will preen and feed the incubating female during breaks from the incubation duties.
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Dome | Material: Sticks; grass, feather, fur lining | Height above ground: 3 - 8 m |
Hall's Babblers' nest
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, June 2019]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 23 x 17 mm | Colour: Dark rusty-brownish, heavily lined/streaked | Shape: Tapered oval |