Bristlesbeaks [1] ( lat. Dasyornis ) is a genus of songbirds from the monotypic family Dasyornithidae [2] . Includes 3 species, all endemic to southwestern and southeastern Australia [3] .
| Bristles |
 Red-headed bristle |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Infrastructure : | Passerida |
| Family: | Dasyornithidae Sibley & Ahlquist , 1985 |
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| International scientific name |
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Dasyornis Vigors & Horsfield , 1827 |
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Body length from 17 to 27 cm. Plumage is gray, with shades of brown [4] . They live in coastal shrubs. These are secretive and shy birds, whose lifestyle has been little studied [5] . They feed mainly on small invertebrates. Most of the time birds spend moving or jumping on the ground between stunted plants and bunches of grass. The presence of birds can be established by melodic singing. There are two eggs in the clutch.
As of August 2018, 3 species are included in the genus [2] [1] :
- Dasyornis brachypterus (Latham, 1801) - Horned beak
- Dasyornis broadbenti (McCoy, 1867) - Red-headed bristle beak
- Dasyornis longirostris Gould, 1841 - Long-billed bristle beak