Definition
Any of several small songbirds native to Australia and nearby regions, living in dense brush and scrubland, known for their secretive behavior and loud vocalizations.
Etymology
From 'brush' (thick vegetation) plus 'bird,' a straightforward descriptive name. The term emerged in 19th-century Australian ornithology to describe birds' habitat preference.
Kelly Says
Brushbirds are so secretive that ornithologists identify them mostly by their loud calls rather than by sight—these invisible singers have shaped how Australians experience their own landscape through sound rather than vision.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብራሽ እንደ እንዳ
braash en-deh en-da
ARالعربية
طائر الفرشاة
ta-ir al-far-shaat
BNবাংলা
ব্রাশপোষ
brash-po-sh
CACatalà
ocell de banya
o-sell deh ba-nya
CSČeština
kartáčovník
kar-ta-choh-v-nik
DADansk
børstefugl
bo-rste-foo-gl
DEDeutsch
Bürstenvogel
boor-sten-foh-gel
ELΕλληνικά
πτηνός σκούπας
pee-tonos sko-o-pas
ESEspañol
pájaro de cepillo
pa-ha-ro deh che-pillo
FAفارسی
پرندهٔ مسواک
par-ndeh-e mas-waak
FISuomi
harjakkien lintu
har-ja-kien lin-tu
FRFrançais
oiseau-brosse
wa-zoh brosh
HEעברית
עוף מברשת
oof me-va-resh-t
HIहिन्दी
ब्रशबर्ड
brash-baard
HUMagyar
fésűmadár
fes-soo-ma-dar
IDBahasa Indonesia
burung sapu
bu-rung sa-pu
ITItaliano
uccello spazzola
oo-cheh-lo spa-tzola
MRMR
ब्रशबर्ड
brash-baard
MSBahasa Melayu
burung sapu
bu-rung sa-pu
MYမြန်မာ
လှောက်လှိုက်
lha-uok lha-oik
NLNederlands
bezemvogel
be-zem-voh-gel
NONorsk
børstefugl
bo-rste-foo-gl
PLPolski
ptak z szczotki
pt-ak z shchet-ki
PTPortuguês
pássaro-escova
pa-ssah-ro-es-ko-va
RORomână
pasărea de periuta
pa-sa-rea deh pe-ri-u-ta
RUРусский
птица-щётка
ptit-sa-shchet-ka
SVSvenska
borsthöna
bors-toh-na
SWKiswahili
ndege wa mswaki
n-de-ge wa m-sw-a-ki
TAதமிழ்
சீப்பு பறவை
chee-pu pa-ra-vai
TEతెలుగు
చీపు పక్షి
chee-pu pak-shi
TLTL
ibon-punit
ee-bon-poo-nit
TRTürkçe
fırça kuşu
fir-tsa koo-shu
UKУкраїнська
пташка-щітка
ptash-ka-shch-t-ka
URاردو
بروس پرندہ
broos pe-r-ndah
VITiếng Việt
chim-bình
chim-bee-nh
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ ṣẹ̀pẹ́
eh-ro sheh-peh
ZUZU
inkomo ye-bhozo
in-ko-mo yeh-bo-zo