- Rufous Bristlebird
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Rufous Bristlebird Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Dasyornithidae Genus: Dasyornis Species: D. broadbenti Binomial name Dasyornis broadbenti
(McCoy, 1867)The Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti) is a species of bird in the Dasyornithidae family. It is endemic to Australia.
Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Conservation status
Australia
Rufous Bristlebirds are not listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Victoria
- The Rufous Bristlebird (including both subspecies occurring in Victoria) is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988).[1] Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has been prepared.[2]
- On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, both subspecies of the Rufous Bristlebird that occur within the state are separately listed as near threatened.[3] This includes the Coorong subspecies (Dasyornis broadbenti broadbenti) and the Otways subspecies (D. b. caryochrous).
Western Australia
- The Western Australian subspecies D. b. litoralis (Milliagan, 1902), formerly found in coastal habitat between Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin, is considered to be critically endangered.
References
- ^ Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
- ^ Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
- ^ Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (2007). Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria - 2007. East Melbourne, Victoria: Department of Sustainability and Environment. pp. 15. ISBN 978-1-74208-039-0.
- BirdLife International 2004. Dasyornis broadbenti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
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