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 |  | Scientific name: Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Size: 15cm
Status: Common
Diet: Nectar and insects.
Habitat: Coastal forest, heath, woodland, occasionally parks and gardens.
Breeding: Two to three eggs are layed from August to March.
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| | Eastern Spinebill
/Eastern+Spinebill/$File/Eastern+Spinebill.jpg) Spinebills can hover like humming birds while extracting nectar from flowers with their long curved bills. |