Rufous Bristlebird

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Rufous Bristlebird
Conservation status
Least Concern
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.

Contents 1 Conservation Status 1.1 Australia 1.2 State of Victoria, Australia 2 References

[edit] Conservation Status

[edit] Australia

Rufous Bristlebirds are not listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

[edit] State of Victoria, Australia

• 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).

[edit] References

1. ^ Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
2. ^ Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
3. ^ Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (2007). Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria - 2007. East Melbourne, Victoria: Department of Sustainability and Environment, 15. ISBN 978-1-74208-039-0. 

• BirdLife International 2004. Dasyornis broadbenti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.