Eastern Spinebill

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

Least Concern

The Eastern Spinebill is a slender, long-billed nectar feeder that probes flowers and also takes small insects in southeastern Australia and Tasmania. It uses its brush-tipped tongue to exploit flowers and often follows seasonal blooms; local movements can make it conspicuous when trees are in flower. Fun fact: honeyeaters are important pollinators across Australasia and the Pacific.

Family

Meliphagidae

Group

Honeyeaters

Range

Eastern Spinebill Range — Resident range in southeastern Australia and Tasmania

Population

≈ Unknown

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