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Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater

Acanthagenys rufogularis

Description:

The medium-sized Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater has a grey crown scalloped brown, a mottled grey-brown back, a white cheek with spiny bristles to below the ear, and an orange-brown throat and chest. The underparts are white, streaked brown, the wings are grey, with white-edged feathers, and the long tail is dark grey-brown with white tips. The pale blue-grey eye is surrounded by bare pinkish skin and the pink bill has a black tip.

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Acanthagenys rufogularis Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater | BirdLife Australia


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1 Comment

RachaelB
RachaelB 10 years ago

Thanks for the ID! I've just discovered I also have photos of a young Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater so I'll upload those soon.

RachaelB
Spotted by
RachaelB

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 2, 2013
Submitted on Nov 5, 2013

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