Eastern spinebill

Eastern spinebill
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Acanthorhynchus
Species:
A. tenuirostris
Binomial name
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
(Latham, 1801)
Subspecies

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris cairnsensis
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris dubius
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris halmaturinus
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris tenuirostris

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22704421A93967654. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704421A93967654.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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