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Revision as of 13:51, 1 December 2016
- Dasyornis longirostris
Identification
17-20 cm
- Dark brown upper back, dappled pale grey
- Dark brown lower back
- Rufous-brown rump, upperwing-coverts, uppertail
- Off-white centre of breast and belly with fine black-brown scalloping
- Olive-brown sides of belly and flanks with fine black-brown scalloping
- Olive-brown undertail
Sexes similar
Juvenile similar to adult, but upperparts without dappling
Distribution
Coastal south-west Western Australia (east of Albany).
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Coastal heaths.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
<flashmp3> Western Bristlebird Cheynes Beach 280609.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Cheynes Beach, June 2009
Recording by Andrew Whitehouse
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Western Bristlebird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Western_Bristlebird
