The spiny-cheeked honeyeater is the only species in the genus Acanthagenys. It is large, for a honeyeater, ranging from 22 to 27 centimeters and weighing around 52 grams. The birds are sociable, aggressive, and often observed foraging in large flocks. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gould, J 1838
Reference:
Synopsis Birds Austral. Adj. Isl.
pt4 pl.69
Protonym:
Acanthagenys rufogularis
Type locality:
New South Wales.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47441754
Avibase ID:
BFB1C22E3E0ED8C7
Avibase ID:
avibase-BFB1C22E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BFB1C22E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 711590
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Méliphage à bavette ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Méliphage à bavette ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Anthochaera rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Anthochaera rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2017: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Anthochaera rufogularis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Anthochaera rufogularis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Anthochaera rufogularis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Anthochaera rufogularis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Acanthagenys rufogularis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Acanthagenys rufogularis [version 1] |
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Species status: full species
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