Western bristlebird

Dasyornis longirostris

The Western bristlebird (Dasyornis longirostris) is a bird found in Australia. Found in Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Dasyornis longirostris
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the Western bristlebird lives

Found in Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs50%
🌰 Seeds & nuts50%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 33 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and seeds.

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Recorded by nick talbot (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC871032. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Western bristlebird

Where does the Western bristlebird live?

The Western bristlebird lives in Australia. Found in Australia.

What does the Western bristlebird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), seeds and nuts (about 50%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Western bristlebird endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.