Australasian Birds

Dasyornithidae : Bristlebirds

Rufous Bristlebird

Dasyornis broadbenti

Victoria, Australia - September 2010

The largest of the Bristlebirds, Rufous Bristlebird is a restricted-range endemic, distributed along just a few hundred kilometres of the coastal region of southeastern Australia, from southeastern South Australia to western Victoria.  It is, however, relatively common and is not currently at risk.