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Species
Least ConcernEastern Spinebill
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae
Observations10,081
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- taxon name
- Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Commons gallery
- Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- taxon common name
- papa-mel-enfeitado
- endemic to
- Australia
- is pollinator of
- Banksia spinulosa
- litter size
- 2
- egg incubation period
- 14
- short name
- A. tenuirostris
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Encyclopedic overview
The eastern spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) is a species of honeyeater found in south-eastern Australia in forest and woodland areas, as well as gardens in urban areas of Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart. It is around 15 cm long, and has a distinctive black, white and chestnut plumage, a red eye, and a long downcurved bill.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eastern Spinebill” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.