Western bristlebird

The western bristlebird (Dasyornis longirostris) is a species of bird in the family Dasyornithidae. It is endemic to the coastal heaths of western Australia (east and west of Albany).[3]

Western bristlebird
Western bristlebird at the bottom.
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Dasyornithidae
Genus: Dasyornis
Species:
D. longirostris
Binomial name
Dasyornis longirostris
Gould, 1841

Description

Adults are 18–22 cm long. Its plumage is grey-brown. It has a shorter tail than other bristlebirds, yet it is still quite long tail is rufous, with darker brown stripes. Its body is rufous with dark brown under-surface feathers, giving it a scalloped look. It has a red eye, and the front of neck and face is off-white.

Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It can survive fire and relocate to the fire boundary, and will occupy regrowth when this becomes suitable. It occurs more rapidly in higher-rainfall areas. [4]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2022). "Dasyornis longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22704502A208565657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22704502A208565657.en. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. World Wildlife Fund. 2012. Southwest Australia woodlands. Encyclopedia of Earth. ed. Mark McGinley. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
  4. McNee, Shapelle; Newbey, Brenda; Comer, Sarah; Burbidge, Allan (2021). "Western Bristlebird Dasyornis longirostris: Response to fire and persistence of home range in the Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia". Australian Field Ornithology. 38: 172–192. doi:10.20938/afo38172192.


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