Western bristlebird
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Dasyornithidae |
Genus: | Dasyornis |
Species: | D. longirostris
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Binomial name | |
Dasyornis longirostris Gould, 1841
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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).[2]
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.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Dasyornis longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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(help) - ^ World Wildlife Fund. 2012. Southwest Australia woodlands. Encyclopedia of Earth. ed. Mark McGinley. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
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