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Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularisGould, 1838
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Acanthagenys
At a glance
The Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater is a medium-sized bird, about 22–27 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 22–27 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater look like?
The Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater is a medium-sized bird, about 22–27 cm long and weighing 32–77 g.
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
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater?
The Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Rosalie Lawrence · South Australia, AU
Call
Rosalie Lawrence · South Australia, AU
Call
Rosalie Lawrence · South Australia, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater eat?
The Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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