Dasyornis brachypterus

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Dasyornis brachypterus is a small, ground-dwelling Australian songbird known as the eastern bristlebird, notable for its skulking behavior in dense heath and grassland habitats and its distinctive bristle-like facial feathers.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dasyornis 2
Dasyornis brachypterus canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf species of bird
behavior ground-dwelling
skulking
bodySize small
breedingSite ground nest
class Aves
commonName Eastern Bristlebird
linked to: eastern bristlebird

eastern bristlebird
conservationStatus Endangered
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
country Australia
describedBy John Latham
diet insectivorous
omnivorous
distributionPattern patchy
endemicTo eastern Australia
family Dasyornithidae
foragingStratum ground
foundIn New South Wales
Queensland
eastern Victoria
genus Dasyornis
habitat coastal heathland
dense heath
grassland
shrubland
hasPopulation central population
northern population
southern population
kingdom Animalia
movementPattern sedentary
nativeTo Australia
nestLocation dense vegetation
notableFeature bristle-like facial feathers
order Passeriformes
parentTaxon Dasyornis
phylum Chordata
plumageColor brown
grey-brown
primaryFood invertebrates
taxonRank species
threat habitat loss
inappropriate fire regimes
predation by introduced mammals
vocalization loud song
melodious song
yearDescribed 1801

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

eastern bristlebird binomialName Dasyornis brachypterus
Dasyornithidae includesSpecies Dasyornis brachypterus
Dasyornis brachypterus parentTaxon Dasyornis
linked to: Dasyornis brachypterus
Dasyornis brachypterus genus Dasyornis
linked to: Dasyornis brachypterus