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The
eastern bristlebird
(
Dasyornis brachypterus
) is a species of bird in the
bristlebird
family, Dasyornithidae.
Endemic
to Australia, its natural
habitats
are
temperate forests
,
shrublands and grasslands
. It is considered to be a
vulnerable species
by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature
and listed as
endangered
in Australian legislation, being threatened by
habitat loss
and a lack of genetic diversity. This eastern bristlebird was photographed near
Currarong
, on the coast of
New South Wales
.
Photograph credit:
John Harrison
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