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title: "Eastern Spinebill"
description: "Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris — Uccelli. The eastern spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) is a species of honeyeater found in eastern Australia from Queensland to Tasmania in forest and woodland areas, as well as gardens in urban areas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eastern-spinebill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Eastern Spinebill

> Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris — Uccelli. The eastern spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) is a species of honeyeater found in eastern Australia from Queensland to Tasmania in forest and woodland areas, as well as gardens in urban areas.

- Scientific name: *Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 10951
- Wikidata: [Q3284298](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3284298)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12238](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12238)

## Names

- en: Eastern Spinebill
- de: Rotnackenhonigfresser
- es: Picoespina Oriental
- fr: Méliphage à bec grêle
- nl: Zwarthalshoningvogel
- pt: Melífago-oriental
- pl: Miodopijek długodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

AU (10506)

## Summary

The eastern spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) is a species of honeyeater found in eastern Australia from Queensland to Tasmania in forest and woodland areas, as well as gardens in urban areas. It is around 15 cm long, and has a distinctive black, white and chestnut plumage, a red eye, and a long downcurved bill.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_spinebill

## Photo

![Eastern Spinebill](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-spinebill/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221499153

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-spinebill?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).