Western Bristlebird

Western Bristlebird
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Dasyornithidae
Genus:	Dasyornis
Species:	D. longirostris
Binomial name
Dasyornis longirostris Gould, 1841

The Western Bristlebird (Dasyornis longirostris) is a species of bird in the Dasyornithidae family. It is endemic to Australia.

Description

Adults 18-22 cm long. Plumage is grey-brown. It has a shorter tail than other bristle birds, yet it is still quite long tail is rufous, with darker brown stripes. 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 of white

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

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Dasyornis longirostris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.

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