Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
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Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater

Acanthagenys rufogularis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Royal National Park
1 Verified records at Royal National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The spiny-cheeked honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis) is the only species in the genus Acanthagenys. It is large for a honeyeater, ranging from 22 to 27 centimeters (8.7 to 10.6 inches) tall and weighing around 52 grams. The birds are sociable, aggressive, and often observed foraging in large flocks. The spiny-cheeked honeyeater is mainly frugivorous, but will also eat nectar, blossoms, insects, reptiles, and young birds. Its habitat includes deserts, coastal scrubland, and dry woodlands. It is also found in mangroves and orchards. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Royal National Park

Lewin's Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Lewin's Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Meliphaga lewinii

30–40% · Possible
Little Wattlebird
LC Endemic

Little Wattlebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthochaera chrysoptera

30–40% · Possible
Noisy Miner
LC Endemic

Noisy Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manorina melanocephala

30–40% · Possible
New Holland Honeyeater
LC Endemic

New Holland Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylidonyris novaehollandiae

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caligavis chrysops

20–30% · Possible
Eastern Spinebill
LC Endemic

Eastern Spinebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

20–30% · Possible
Red Wattlebird
LC Endemic

Red Wattlebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthochaera carunculata

10–20% · With luck
Noisy Friarbird
LC

Noisy Friarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Philemon corniculatus

5–10% · With luck
Scarlet Myzomela
LC Endemic

Scarlet Myzomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myzomela sanguinolenta

5–10% · With luck
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Tawny-crowned Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gliciphila melanops

<5% · Rare
White-eared Honeyeater
LC Endemic

White-eared Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nesoptilotis leucotis

<5% · Rare
White-naped Honeyeater
LC Endemic

White-naped Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melithreptus lunatus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater at Royal National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
2 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
6 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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