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Photo by Mike Bouette
Cheynes Beach, Western Australia, November 2016
Dasyornis longirostris

Identification

17 cm (6¾ in)

  • Dark brown upper back, dappled pale grey
  • Dark brown lower back
  • Rufous-brown rump, upperwing-coverts and 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

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Dense coastal heaths.

Behaviour

Diet

There is very little detail available; their diet appears to consist of seeds and invertebrates.

Vocalisation

<flashmp3> Western Bristlebird Cheynes Beach 280609.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Cheynes Beach, June 2009
Recording by Andrew Whitehouse

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BirdLife International

Recommended Citation

External Links

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