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Dasyornis brachypterus (Eastern Bristlebird)

Synonyms: Turdus brachypterus (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The eastern bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus) is a species of bird in the bristlebird family Dasyornithidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Dasyornis brachypterus

Infraspecies

Dasyornis brachypterus brachypterus
Dasyornis brachypterus monoides

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Dasyornis brachypterus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
9
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
66
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 18.167
EDGE Score: 5.03263
View EDGE Record: Dasyornis brachypterus

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  40 grams
Birth Weight [2]  5.1 grams
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Nectarivore, Granivore
Diet - Invertibrates [3]  50 %
Diet - Nectar [3]  10 %
Diet - Seeds [3]  40 %
Forages - Understory [3]  20 %
Forages - Ground [3]  80 %
Clutch Size [4]  2
Mating Display [2]  Ground and non-acrobatic aerial display
Mating System [2]  Monogamy

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Australian Alps montane grasslands Australia Australasia Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Eastern Australian temperate forests Australia Australasia Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Southeast Australia temperate forests Australia Australasia Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Croajingolong National Park II 217067 Victoria, Australia
Lamington National Park II 50970 Queensland, Australia

Prey / Diet

Banksia ericifolia (Heath-leaved Banksia)[5]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Cercartetus nanus (Eastern Pygmy Possum)1
Petaurus breviceps (Sugar Glider)1

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
♦ 5Species Profile and Threats Database, Australian Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0