Body dark brown and throat white with a central brown patch. Back of neck red-brown. Top of head black (male) or grey-black (female), this colour extending along the side of the neck to the breast.

At a glance

Habitat Forests, woodlands and urban areas.
Size Body up to 15 cm long
Origin Native
Distribution Eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania
Habitat
Forests, woodlands and urban areas.
Size
Body up to 15 cm long
Common Name Eastern Spinebill
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
SuborderPasseri
InfraorderCorvida
FamilyMeliphagidae
SubfamilyMeliphaginae
GenusAcanthorhynchus
SpeciesAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
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