bristlebird

English
A rufous bristlebird, Dasyornis broadbenti

Etymology

bristle +‎ bird

Noun

bristlebird (plural bristlebirds)

  1. Any of three species of passerine birds in the genus Dasyornis endemic to Australia.
    • 2002, Bernhard Grzimek; Michael Hutchins, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, volume 11, page 57:
      The bristlebirds have suffered from habitat loss, increased fire frequency, grazing by introduced mammals, and predation by mammalian carnivores.
    • 2012, Lee K. Curtis; Andrew J. Dennis; Keith R. McDonald; Peter M. Kyne; Stephen J. S. Debus, editors, Queensland's Threatened Animals, page 315:
      A pilot captive-breeding program at the David Fleay Wildlife Park (DERM) on the Gold Coast has successfully bred Eastern Bristlebirds, with 13 birds raised over four years.
    • 2014, David Keith, David Lindenmayer, et al., 7: Heathlands, Emma Burns, David Lindenmayer, Andrew Lowe, Nicole Thurgate (editors), Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring, Challenges and Direction, page 244,
      The Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus) (Fig. 7.28) is an endangered species that has disappeared from large parts of its range in heathland environments throughout eastern Australia. A significant population of the Eastern Bristlebird remains at Booderee National Park and has received considerable study (Pyke et al. 1995; Baker 1997, 2000).

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