9 March 2018
South-East Queensland is in
danger of losing one of the last remaining populations of the Eastern
bristlebird, one of Australia’s most melodic songbirds, a study has shown.
University of Queensland
researchers working to save the critically endangered species said the isolated
northern-most population had declined to fewer than 40 birds.
UQ School of Earth and
Environmental Sciences PhD researcher Zoe Stone said
most people were unaware the small brown birds were close to extinction.
“Only three Eastern bristlebird
populations remain in eastern Australia, and the smallest by far is in the
forests along the Border Ranges of south-east Queensland and adjacent northern
New South Wales,” Ms Stone said.
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