Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis is basicaly extinct in the south-east of SA,
and is very scarce in western Victoria. I'm not sure of the last known records
in SA. A survey in the Wimmera district in western Victoria found a total of
six groups of birds.
Cheers
Anthony
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G'Day All
The recent posting from Tony Russell raised an interesting subject about
the status of the Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis in SA.
In "A Handlist of the Birds of South Australia" by H.T Condon,
published by the South Australian Ornithological Association in 1968;
"Condon wrote
Pomatostomus temporalis intermedius (Mathews) 1912 (444b).
Red-breasted Babbler of Cayley (1958)
Common; mainly along timbered watercourses. A Northern Territory form
which enters northern South Australia south to about Hamilton Bore and
near Oodnadatta. Ref . : Deignan, Emu, 50, 1950, p. 17-21; Condon
(1951); Mees (1961); Storr (1967, p. 42)."
Based on many sightings made while living and working in the area for
more than 20 years, I observed nothing that should alter Condon's 1968
"common" assessment of this species. Within their preferred
habitat, this "Red-breasted" form of the Grey-crowned Babbler now known
as Pomatostomus temporalis rubeculus is still abundant in northern and
north-western South Australia. They are distributed along many of the
Coolibah watercourses and also extend into the more prominent Red Mulga
(Mineritchie) creeks too north and north-west of Oodnadatta.
The status in SA of the northern form of the Grey-crowned Babbler at
present should be regarded as a common resident in suitable habitat.
Condon regarded the other sub-species Pomatostomus temporalis
temporalis as uncommon and declining in the south-east of SA. and I am
unsure about the current status of this form now.
Regards
Ian May
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