Eastern bristlebird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Dasyornithidae |
Genus: | Dasyornis |
Species: | D. brachypterus
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Binomial name | |
Dasyornis brachypterus (Latham, 1801)
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Distribution of the eastern bristlebird (2010) Orange indicates possible range |
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.