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 LC    Western Spinebill* Id (Atlas): 592
    Acanthorhynchus superciliosus Endemic

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Western Spinebill, Spinebill, White-browed Spinebill, Western Spinebilled Honeyeater

Family
Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1837

Derivation
Ac-anth-o-rhynch'-us - Gk, acantha, spine, thorn; Gk, rhynchos, beak: su-per-cil-i-ös'-us - L., superciliosus, browed

Abundance (Guide)
C

Common, nomadic and endemic to south-west of Western Australia.

Habitat
Banksia and tea-tree country, gardens.

Range (Guide)
Australia (B).

Image of Range of Western Spinebill
South-western Australia, extending north and east to Moora, the Stirling Range and Israelite Bay, WA.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Probably secure.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in pairs.

Food
Insects and nectar.

Voice
High, staccato piping.



Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

 
Western Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) [XC165262]
     by Marc Anderson from Victoria Dam access track (near Canning Mills), Western Australia, Australia (call)

 
Western Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) [XC382804]
     by Drew Davison from Tomingley Rd, Dryandra Woodland, Western Australia, Australia (song)

Breeding Season (Guide)
August - January.

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Nest
Cup-shaped, composed of bark, grass and moss, lined with fine grass and feathers, suspended from athin horizontal branch in a thick bush, usually about 8 meters above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
1 - 2; pink-white, spotted and blotched brown and red-brown, mostly at the larger end; about 18 x 13 mm. Incubation: mainly by female.

Young
Probably fledge in about 15 days.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris).

Similar Species
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops) which is larger, has a cinnamon crown, has a shorter, straighter bill.


References
See References.

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9


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