bristlebird

plural bristlebirds

1. Any of three species of passerine birds in the genus Dasyornis endemic to Australia.

   The bristlebirds have suffered from habitat loss, increased fire frequency, grazing by introduced mammals, and predation by mammalian carnivores.

   2002, Bernhard Grzimek, Michael Hutchins, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, volume 11, page 57

   2 more examples

   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.

   2012, Lee K. Curtis, Andrew J. Dennis, Keith R. McDonald, Peter M. Kyne, Stephen J. S. Debus, editors, Queensland's Threatened Animals, page 315

   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).

   2014, David Keith, David Lindenmayer, et al., “7: Heathlands”, in Emma Burns, David Lindenmayer, Andrew Lowe, Nicole Thurgate, editors, Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring, Challenges and Direction, page 244