Definition of Spinebills. Meaning of Spinebills. Synonyms of Spinebills

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Definition of Spinebills

Spinebill
Spinebill Spine"bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus. They are related to the honey eaters.

Meaning of Spinebills from wikipedia

- and evolved into the two present-day spinebill species. Recent DNA studies have shown that the two spinebills belong to a clade which is a sister taxon...
- other shrubbery habitats. A 2004 molecular study has shown that the two spinebills are a sister grouping to all other honeyeaters, that is, they diverged...
- and evolved into the two present-day spinebill species. Recent DNA studies have shown that the two spinebills belong to a clade which is a sister taxon...
- apart from Meliphagidae, the spinebills might be split off too. But some ornithologists maintain that separating the spinebills and pardalotes into separate...
- shorter-billed species less so, but even specialised nectar eaters like the spinebills take extra insects to add protein to their diet when breeding. The movements...
- source of food. Those s****ing nectar from the flowers include eastern spinebills, New Holland honeyeaters, noisy miners, red wattlebirds and silvereyes...
- Common name Binomial Notes Eastern spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Western spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus Pied honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus...
- and occasionally white-plumed and crescent honeyeaters, and Eastern spinebills have been observed foraging. Other bird species include the silvereye...
- late autumn to early spring. Honeyeater birds, particularly the eastern spinebill, feed upon the nectar of the flowers. It regenerates after bushfire by...
- prickly Moses wattle (Acacia verticillata subsp. ovoidea) and the Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris). It also features an image of the Federation...