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title: "Miodopijek rdzawoszyi"
description: "Acanthorhynchus superciliosus — Ptaki. The western spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) is a honeyeater found in the heath and woodland of south-western Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/western-spinebill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Miodopijek rdzawoszyi

> Acanthorhynchus superciliosus — Ptaki. The western spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) is a honeyeater found in the heath and woodland of south-western Australia.

- Scientific name: *Acanthorhynchus superciliosus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 712
- Wikidata: [Q1300481](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1300481)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12237](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12237)

## Names

- en: Western Spinebill
- de: Buntkopfhonigfresser
- es: Picoespina Occidental
- fr: Méliphage festonné
- nl: Roesthalshoningvogel
- pl: Miodopijek rdzawoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

AU (687)

## Summary

The western spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) 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.
Like other honeyeaters, the western spinebill feeds on nectar. It tends to obtain its nectar from lower shrubs than most other honeyeaters, including Banksia, Dryandra, Grevillea, Adenanthos, and Verticordia. It also feeds from trees of Banksia and Eucalyptus…

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

## Photo

![Miodopijek rdzawoszyi](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-spinebill/medium.jpg)

Photo: Astrid Osborne · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292833765

## Machine access

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