Naming
A number of alternate names have been provided for the grey-crowned babbler.⤷ Yahoo, - This popular alternate name is based on the distinctive call of the grey-crowned babbler. The source of this name is unclear.
⤷ Grey-crowned chatterer - Name given by A. J. North
⤷ Happy-Jack - Popular name, quoted by A. J. North and others, relating to the species habitat of moving about in 'talkative' family groups. Source of this name is not known.
⤷ Dog-bird, Barker, Barking-bird - Popular names whose sources are not known. Presumably named due to cackling soft ''tuk'' note.
Predators
The key process that has led to the decline of the eastern subspecies of the grey-crowned babbler has been the historic loss and fragmentation of its preferred woodland habitat. Grey-crowned babblers generally have a poor ability to immigrate across unsuitable habitats. As a consequence of fragmentation, breeding success and groups sizes decline. Babbler groups are more susceptible to stochastic events leading to local extinction from a fragment. Once a fragment has lost its population of grey-crowned babblers, natural recolonisation rarely occurs because of its poor dispersal ability.References:
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