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bristlebird

American

[bris-uhl-burd] / ˈbrɪs əlˌbɜrd /

noun

any of various Australian warblers of the genus Dasyornis.

Etymology

Origin of bristlebird

First recorded in 1820–30; bristle + bird

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Other animals at risk include koala populations across the southeast, the Kangaroo Island dunnart, glossy black cockatoo, long-footed potoroo, western ground parrot, Blue Mountains water skink, eastern bristlebird and the brush-tailed rock wallaby.

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