Small Songbirds Down Under

This week, we head to the coasts of Australia, looking for small songbirds.

Rufous Bristlebird
Francesco Veronesi from Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Learn more about bristlebirds as Professor Barry Mins studies kinds that may have been on the Ark.

1. These small songbirds can be found in _________.
2. This kind is threatened by Australia’s susceptibility to ________.
3. These birds tend to be _____ enough to flee fire-threatened areas.
4. Recolonization after a fire depends on how long it takes for the _______ to become suitable for them.
5. These birds are ___________.
6. They prefer to live in denser vegetation with at least some ______ height.
7. There are only _____ species in this kind.
8. This week’s kind is the Dasyornithidae—the ___________ kind.
9. They love to eat ____ and beetles but will eat most insects.
10. They also eat other terrestrial _____________.

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