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Western Bristlebird
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Western Bristlebird
Dasyornis longirostris
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).
From the article Western bristlebird on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
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, particularly low, dense shrubland. It prefers coastal dunes and cliffs. 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.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 13479.