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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthizidae.

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  • Near endemic birds include the gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum), rufous bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti), rock warbler (Origma solitaria), and the pilotbird (Pycnoptilus floccosus), which is found in association with the superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae).

    Southeast Australia temperate forests 2007

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