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The Eastern Spinebill was photographed feeding on Grevillea bush (G. "Robyn Gordon") at O'Reilly's guest house in Lamington National Park.
Photograph by ozwildlife. Some rights reserved.
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Eastern Spinebill, Canberra Botanic Gardens
Photograph by Julian Robinson. Some rights reserved.
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Eastern Spinebill
Photograph by Tim Williams. Some rights reserved.
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EASTERN SPINEBILL FACTS
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Description
The Eastern Spinebill is a small honeyeater with long curved bill. The male has black head and the female has greyer head. Tan coloured underneath.
Other Names
Spine-billed Honeyeater
Size
16cm
Environment
Forest and woodlands
Food
Nectar and small insects
Breeding
It lays 2-3 whitish spotted eggs
Range
Eastern coastal Australia
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Meliphagidae | | Genus: | Acanthorhynchus | | Species: | tenuirostris | | Common Name: | Eastern Spinebill |
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