Western Bristlebird
Dasyornis longirostris
Bristlebirds (Dasyornithidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Western Bristlebird with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus | 1 |
Family
The bristlebirds are a family of passerine birds, Dasyornithidae. There are three species in one genus, Dasyornis. The family is endemic to the south-east coastal regions and south-west corner of Australia, but each species occupies a mostly disjunct and restricted range of its own.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …