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Eastern Spinebill

acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

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Eastern Spinebill
acanthorhynchus tenuirostris


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lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years 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 12 years ago

looks very much like an eastern spinebill

EdMarshall
EdMarshall 12 years ago

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

Quiskal
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Quiskal

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

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

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