Dasyornis broadbenti
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The rufous bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti) is one of three extant species of bristlebirds. It is endemic to Australia and three subspecies have been described, from coastal south-western Western Australia, south-eastern South Australia and south-western Victoria. Its natural habitat is coastal shrublands and heathlands. It is threatened by habitat destruction.
The species Dasyornis broadbenti comprises three geographically separated subspecies, one of which is extinct: Dasyornis broadbenti broadbenti (McCoy, 1867) - the Coorong rufous bristlebird occurs from the mouth of the Coorong in South Australia to Portland Bay and Port Fairy in Victoria.
The rufous bristlebird is a medium-sized bird (approximately 77g) that is predominantly brown, with a long tail and short rounded wings. It has a rich rufous coloured head and ear coverts. The... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Bristlebird sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 1,135 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 175 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Bristlebird in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous Bristlebird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Great Otway National Park, in our data
Great Otway National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rufous Bristlebird sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Rufous Bristlebird that you can see in Great Otway National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Superb Fairywren (about 90%), Red Wattlebird (about 70%) and Brown Thornbill (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous Bristlebird is recorded against all the birds logged in Great Otway National Park (1,135 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
