Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
- GenusAcanthorhynchus (Spinebills)
- SpeciesAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill)
Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus
Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus melanops
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata
Fuscous Honeyeater
Ptilotula fusca
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Spinebill in Kosciuszko National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Eastern Spinebill sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 152 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Spinebill in Kosciuszko National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Spinebill in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.