Western Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus superciliosusGould, J, 1837
English (US) Western Spinebill
The Western Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: southwestern Australia (Dongara to Israelite Bay)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Acanthorhynchus superciliosus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Spinebill
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1837
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1837
- Type locality
- Van Diemen's Land [error = Perth, Western Australia] .
- Original description
- A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands pt2 pl.27 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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