marily on grasshoppers, beetles and other insects, it is also known to eat seeds.Bush fires and introduced predators are thought to be the main threats facing the spinifexbird.The spinifexbird is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).Also known as Carter???s desertbird (2), the spinifexbird (Eremiornis carteri) is named after Thomas Carter, an English ornithologist and explorer