Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Rapid, high-pitched piping trill; whirring wingbeats.
A field recording of the Eastern Spinebill by ianrainbow, shared on iNaturalist.
Call comparison
The Eastern Spinebill and the Lewin's Honeyeater both belong to the honeyeater family, so their calls can sound alike. Play the two recordings one after the other and listen for the differences in the descriptions below.
In Birds of New South Wales, the Eastern Spinebill and the Lewin's Honeyeater both come in Level 4.
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Rapid, high-pitched piping trill; whirring wingbeats.
A field recording of the Eastern Spinebill by ianrainbow, shared on iNaturalist.
Staccato machine-gun-like rattle.
A field recording of the Lewin's Honeyeater by Caleb Catto, shared on iNaturalist.
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