Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Meliphagidae > Acanthagenys > Acanthagenys rufogularis

Acanthagenys rufogularis (Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater)

Synonyms: Acanthogenys rufogularis; Anthochaera rufogularis

Wikipedia Abstract

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 and weighing around 52 grams. The birds are sociable, aggressive, and often observed foraging in large flocks. The spiny-cheeked honeyeater is a grey-brown bird with a burnt orange throat and chest. It has grey wings edged with white, and a long tail with white tips. It has a pink, black-tipped bill.
View Wikipedia Record: Acanthagenys rufogularis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
24
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 9.23151
EDGE Score: 2.32547
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  44 grams
Birth Weight [2]  5.5 grams
Female Weight [1]  41 grams
Male Weight [1]  47 grams
Weight Dimorphism [1]  14.6 %
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Frugivore, Nectarivore, Granivore
Diet - Fruit [3]  10 %
Diet - Invertibrates [3]  40 %
Diet - Nectar [3]  30 %
Diet - Seeds [3]  10 %
Diet - Vertibrates [3]  10 %
Forages - Aerial [3]  10 %
Forages - Canopy [3]  20 %
Forages - Mid-High [3]  40 %
Forages - Understory [3]  20 %
Forages - Ground [3]  10 %
Clutch Size [5]  2
Incubation [4]  14 days
Mating Display [2]  Ground and non-acrobatic aerial display
Mating System [2]  Monogamy

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Southwest Australia Australia No

Prey / Diet

Amyema maidenii[6]
Amyema preissii (Wireleaf Mistletoe)[4]
Lysiana exocarpi (harlequin mistletoe)[4]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Aprosmictus erythropterus (Red-winged Parrot)1
Grantiella picta (Painted Honeyeater)1
Psephotus varius (Mulga Parrot)1
Ptilotula penicillata (White-plumed Honeyeater)1

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Acuaria petterae <Unverified Name>[7]
Diplotriaena smithi <Unverified Name>[7]
Diplotriaena zeta <Unverified Name>[7]
Microtetrameres meliphagidae <Unverified Name>[7]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 5Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
♦ 6Food of some birds in eastern New South Wales: additions to Barker & Vestjens. Emu 93(3): 195–199
♦ 7Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0