The Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris as a nest-predator

M. Guppy, S. Guppy, N. Carlisle, P. Fullagar
pp. 20-21


Abstract

Here we document the removal of eggs from the nests of two passerine species—Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla and Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops—by Eastern Spinebills Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris.


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