Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Meliphagidae
About
The eastern spinebill 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.
Fun Fact
It is around 15 cm long, and has a distinctive black, white and chestnut plumage, a red eye, and a long downcurved bill.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in dry sclerophyll forest, scrub and heathland from the Cooktown area in North Queensland south through New South Wales east of the Great Dividing Range, through Victoria and into the Flinders Ranges in eastern South Australia as well as throughout Tasmania.
Diet
Feeds on nectar from many plants, including the blooms of gum trees, mistletoes Amyema spp.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance