The western spinebill is a honeyeater found in the heath and woodland of south-western Australia. Ranging between 12–16 centimetres (4.7–6.3 in) long, it weighs around 10 grams (0.35 oz). It has a black head, gray back and wings, with a red band behind its neck and from its throat to its breast. Its curved bill is long and slender. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gould, J 1837
Reference:
Synopsis Birds Austral. Adj. Isl.
pt2 pl.27 fig.1
Protonym:
Acanthorhynchus superciliosus
Type locality:
Van Diemen's Land [error = Perth, Western Australia] .
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47441586
Avibase ID:
C5ACCD7509875B62
Avibase ID:
avibase-C5ACCD75
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C5ACCD75
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558386
Geographic range:
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Western Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Méliphage festonné ( Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Western Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Western Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Acanthorhynchus superciliosus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Acanthorhynchus superciliosus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Acanthorhynchus superciliosus |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Western Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Western Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Western Spinebill ( Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Acanthorhynchus superciliosus |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Acanthorhynchus superciliosus |
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