Bristlebird

The bristlebirds have suffered from habitat loss, increased fire frequency, grazing by introduced mammals, and predation by mammalian carnivores.

A pilot captive-breeding program at the David Fleay Wildlife Park (DERM) on the Gold Coast has successfully bred Eastern Bristlebirds, with 13 birds raised over four years.

The Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus) (Fig. 7.28) is an endangered species that has disappeared from large parts of its range in heathland environments throughout eastern Australia. A significant population of the Eastern Bristlebird remains at Booderee National Park and has received considerable study (Pyke et al. 1995; Baker 1997, 2000).