scrubbird

noun

: a bird living in or frequenting brush or scrub

especially : a small Australian passerine bird (Atrichornis rufescens) related to the lyrebirds, inhabiting dense forests, and having only two pairs of syringeal muscles and rudimentary clavicles

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