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]

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.[4] It prefers coastal dunes and cliffs.[4] 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.[5]

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. ^ a b Nguyen, Jacqueline M. T. (2019-01-02). "A new species of bristlebird (Passeriformes, Dasyornithidae) from the early Miocene of Australia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 39 (1): e1575838. doi:10.1080/02724634.2019.1575838. ISSN 0272-4634.
  5. ^ 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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