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Western Spinebill

Acanthorhynchus superciliosus
Family
Honeyeaters
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
wesspi1, WESP
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyHoneyeaters (Meliphagidae)
SpeciesAcanthorhynchus superciliosus
Codeswesspi1, WESP
Identification

The Western Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) is a member of the Honeyeaters family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code wesspi1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Honeyeaters
Dark-eared Myza
Myza celebensis
White-eared Myza
Myza sarasinorum
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Pied Honeyeater
Certhionyx variegatus
Plain Honeyeater
Pycnopygius ixoides
Marbled Honeyeater
Pycnopygius cinereus
Western Spinebill photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Acanthorhynchus superciliosus

Family: Honeyeaters

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: wesspi1