Territorial Interaction Between Two Rufous Bristlebirds

Abstract

A territorial interaction between two Rufous Bristlebirds Dasyornis broadbenti of the subspecies D.b. caryochrous is described. The behaviour associated with this interaction included an apparently ritualised wing-flicking display, physical confrontation and a subsequent vocal interaction. This behaviour is placed in the context of previous observations of territorial interactions of the nominate subspecies in South Australia.