Eastern Bristlebird
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The Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus) is a species of bird
in the Bristlebird
family Dasyornithidae. It is endemic to Australia
. Its natural habitat
s are temperate forest
s, temperate shrubland
, and temperate grassland
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
and will often use a distinct, loud melodic song to mark its territory.
Surveys have found the bird prefers to live in small, localised populations. An isolated colony was found in the Conondale Range
in southeastern Queensland in the 1980s. Eastern Bristlebirds build their nests on the ground in areas of dense, clumped grasses.
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On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the Eastern Bristlebird is listed as endangered.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Bristlebird
Bristlebird
The bristlebirds are a family, Dasyornithidae, of passerine bird. There are three species in one genus, Dasyornis. The family is endemic to Australia...
family Dasyornithidae. It is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are temperate forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s, temperate shrubland
Shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub or brush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity...
, and temperate grassland
Grassland
Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous plants . However, sedge and rush families can also be found. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Distribution and habitat
The Eastern Bristlebird is very territorialTerritory (animal)
In ethology the term territory refers to any sociographical area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against conspecifics...
and will often use a distinct, loud melodic song to mark its territory.
Surveys have found the bird prefers to live in small, localised populations. An isolated colony was found in the Conondale Range
Conondale Range
The Conondale Range is a mountain range in Queensland, located between Maleny, Kenilworth, Kilcoy and Jimna. The range is the most westerly part of the Sunshine Coast hinterland and part of the Great Dividing Range. The highest point on the range is Mount Langley reaching 868 m above sea level...
in southeastern Queensland in the 1980s. Eastern Bristlebirds build their nests on the ground in areas of dense, clumped grasses.
Australia
Eastern Bristlebirds are listed as endangered on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and culturally significant places...
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Victoria
The Eastern Bristlebird is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988). Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has been prepared.On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the Eastern Bristlebird is listed as endangered.
