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Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Latham, 1801)
Meliphagidae — Honeyeaters
Eastern Spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris, is a honeyeater of eastern and south-eastern Australia and Tasmania, including forest, woodland, scrub, heathland and well-vegetated gardens. It is a member of Passeriformes in the family Meliphagidae, and was first described by Latham in 1801. The bird is recognised by its long downcurved bill and the contrast of black, white and chestnut in its plumage. It occurs across its breeding range in Australasia, from eastern and south-eastern Australia through to Tasmania.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae — Honeyeaters
- Breeding range
- Australasia: e, se Australia and Tasmania
