Western Bristlebird | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Dasyornithidae |
Genus: | Dasyornis |
Species: | D. longirostris |
Binomial name | |
Dasyornis longirostris Gould, 1841 |
The Western Bristlebird (Dasyornis longirostris) is a species of bird in the Dasyornithidae family. It is endemic to Australia.
Adults 18-22 cm long. Plumage is grey-brown. It has a shorter tail than other bristle birds, yet it is still quite long tail is rufous, with darker brown stripes. 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 of white
Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.