It extracts the nectar while perched or hovering. It prefers to live in woodlands and forest and generally stays in the same area. Eastern Spinebill. They are busy feeders, loving the native nectar flowers like grevillea and Epacris, but in our garden preferring the long tubular fuchsias and salvias. Eastern Spinebill One of my absolute favourites among our garden visitors is the pretty little Eastern Spinebill - Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris - a very long name for a shy little honeyeater. The Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) is a species of honeyeater found in south- 500 x 625px 151.42KB. your own Pins on Pinterest Hovering Eastern Spinebill 640 x 454px 104.67KB. Nectar is obtained from a wide array of flowers, including grevilleas, but its beak is particularly well-suited to extracting nectar from tubular flowers such as epacrids. The Eastern Spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris, is … Download: jpg. This ability means they can feed on nectar plants too delicate for birds to actually land on. Download: jpg.

The Eastern Spinebill - Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris - is a small, active, honeyeater with a long, curved, pointed beak for probing into tubular flowers for nectar. The Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) is a species of honeyeater found in south- 500 x 625px 151.42KB.

As we have witnessed the Eastern Spinebill feeds on insects and nectar while perched or while hovering …

Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris. Adults feed while perched or hovering. The Eastern Spinebill is most recognisable for its long, thin, down curved beak which it uses to suck the nectar out of slender, tubular or bell-shaped flowers. May 5, 2018 - This Pin was discovered by Margaret Atkinson. Females build the nest and incubate the eggs. hovering Eastern Spinebill . Flies energetically, during which its white outer tail feathers are prominent. Winter Leaves Bird Wings Little Birds Bird Feeders Scenery Wildlife Tattoos Drawings Animals. As we have witnessed the Eastern Spinebill feeds on insects and nectar while perched or while hovering cleverly. The eastern spinebill can hover like a hummingbird to feed, unlike most honey eaters which only feed from a perched position. Eastern spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Slender-billed honey-eater, Certhia tenuirostris). Females build the nest and incubate the eggs.
Adults feed while perched or hovering.

Download: jpg. The Spinebill, a delicate and graceful small honeyeater, has a longer beak and tongue, and can probably reach nectar in deeper flowers than other birds, and it also has the ability to hover at the flower when feeding. 9 posts / 0 new . The Eastern Spinebill is commonly found east of the Great Dividing Range down the entire coast of Australia.

In addition, they eat plants and a large assortment of insects. It is around 15 cm long, and has a distinctive black, white and chestnut plumage, a … The tongue is long and almost tubular tipped with short serrations for licking. Flies energetically, during which its white outer tail feathers are prominent.

Flight: energetic - fast and erratic. I have been so stoked this week to capture some beautiful photos of the Eastern Spinebill feeding early in the morning on a tall hedge of grevillea at our home. Log in or register to post comments . Taxonomy; Phylum: Chordata. Eastern spinebills usually perch while taking nectar in the wild, but 861 o,oj o 3oJ ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 29, 3 have been observed hovering at flowers on a number of occasions (Pyke 1980a). Fri, 09/03/2012 - 10:57 #1. kcosh. It is around 15 cm long, and has a distinctive black, white and chestnut plumage, a red eye, and a long downcurved bill. They also take insects, mainly to feed their young, but adults rely almost entirely on nectar for food. KC AU On Wings of Love. Distinctive Markings: Very long, fine down curved beak. Both parents feed the young. Here is a slideshow of images for you to enjoy! Unlike other Honeyeaters in Australia, the Eastern Spinebill is able to hover while eating, making it the Australian equivalent of … Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris. Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris. Eastern Spinebill hovering by jan_clewett.

The Eastern Spinebill, though a Honeyeater, is arguably our local answer to the humming bird, as they have a habit of hovering whilst using their long curved bills to probe flowers.