bristlebird

English

A rufous bristlebird, Dasyornis broadbenti

Etymology

From 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 KeithDavid Lindenmayeret al., “7: Heathlands”, in 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).

Derived terms

• eastern bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus)
• rufous bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)
• western bristlebird (Dasyornis longirostris)

Further reading

• bristlebird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dasyornithidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Dasyornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons