Noisy Scrub-Bird
Atrichornis clamosus
Family Atrichornithidae
Endangered — AUS: Endangered, WA: Endangered
About
The noisy scrubbird is a species of bird in the family Atrichornithidae. It is endemic to the coastal heaths of south-western Australia.
How to spot it
The noisy scrubbird features a dark brown coloured back, rust-like coloured wings and a speckled chestnut colored breast region with a grey-brown or pink bill and brown or silver legs and feet. They vary from 19–23 cm. in length and 25-58 grams. The males are distinguished from the females by exhibiting a black triangle on their throat . They are closely related to the lyrebird, having only evolutionarily separated from them approximately 30-35 million years ago. They prefer feeding upon small i
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Torndirrup National Park — Albany & the Great Southern, WA hikes