The eastern spinebill is a species of honeyeater found in south-eastern Australia in forest and woodland areas, as well as gardens in urban areas of Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne. It is around 15 cm long, and has a distinctive black, white and chestnut plumage, a red eye, and a long downcurved bill. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Latham, J 1801)
Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.
Protonym:
Certhia tenuirostris
Type locality:
Nova Hollandia [= Sydney, New South Wales] .
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/42/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
A542D6909AA1844A
Avibase ID:
avibase-A542D690
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A542D690
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558387
Geographic range:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Méliphage à bec grêle ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Méliphage à bec grêle ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris [version 1] |
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): Eastern Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) [version 1] |
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Species status: full species
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