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Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularisGould, 1838
Endemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Acanthagenys
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The spiny-cheeked honeyeater is the only species in the genus Acanthagenys. It is large for a honeyeater, ranging from 22 to 27 centimeters tall and weighing around 52 grams. The birds are sociable, aggressive, and often observed foraging in large flocks.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia (except north and Tasmania)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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