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Dasyornis broadbenti
Photo by Hans & Judy Beste
Location: Coastal Western Victoria, Australia

Identification

Dark brown above, long tail and rufous crown, nape and ear coverts. Cinnamon brown rump and centre of wings, pale grey-brown underside with scalloped markings on its throat and chest. A light grey marking surrounds the eye and extends to the bill.

Distribution

Australia

Taxonomy

Habitat

Coastal scrubs and thickets, and undergrowth in gullies in temperate rain forest.

Behaviour

Diet includes ground-dwelling invertebrates.

Nests are built close to the ground, in tussocks or low shrubs.

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