Gray songbird with a small erectable black crest, found across most of inland Australia, where its far-carrying song is one of the characteristic outback sounds.
NT: Endangered
Endemic to Australia
Indigenous: Banbandhuluwi
At a glance
FamilyAustralo-Papuan Bellbirds
SizeSmall
RarityCommon
Best timeMost reliable in Victoria from September to October.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Richard White
Range map
Range map
200approx hotspots
50000approx records
5states
Low confidenceMediumHigh confidence
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Male has white face and black bib, female and juvenile plain gray.
Behavior
Forages on or close to the ground, hopping and bouncing along, but also calls from prominent perches.
Gallery
Regional timing
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Northern Territory