With their long curved bills, western spinebills are the only honeyeaters able to gain nectar out of the tube-like flowers.
At a glance
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Range map
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Small, slender bird with thin curved bill, found in wetter forested areas, parks, and gardens of southwestern Western Australia. Young bird plain buff-colored below, brown above. Note white corners in tail, sometimes obvious in flight. An active and fast forager, darting around quickly between flowering trees. Call is a loud, repeated piping.
Behavior
Like other honeyeaters, the western spinebill feeds on nectar. It also feeds from trees of Banksia and Eucalyptus , and from herbs such as Anigozanthos . In addition to nectar, it feeds on insects that it captures in the air or on plants.
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