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Eastern Spinebill

acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

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Eastern Spinebill
acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

3 Comments

lori.tas
lori.tas a year ago

They are nectar eaters, and very, very fast fliers. Ours flit from blossom to blossom so quickly that by the time I get them in focus they're gone. The only one got a really good shot of was this youngster: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/265...

PeterMcKiernan
PeterMcKiernan a year ago

looks very much like an eastern spinebill

EdMarshall
EdMarshall a year ago

Initial though was perhaps a species of bee-eater (Meropidae)?

4213, Queensland, Australia

Lat: -28.19, Long: 153.27

Spotted on Aug 28, 2011
Submitted on Aug 31, 2011

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