Little Spiderhunters (Arachnothera longirostra)Overview .. Alternate (Global) Names. Distribution / Habitat ..
Subspecies, Ranges and IDDescription .. Breeding / Nesting ..
Calls / Vocalizations. The Little Spiderhunters (Arachnothera longirostra) are small, long- billed, nectar- feeding birds found in the humid and dense forests of South and Southeast Asia. They share many similarities with the delicate American hummingbirds. They are also often seen around colorful flowers from which nectar is extracted. However, these birds were named for their preferred diet: spiders. Distribution / Habitat.
Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) +. Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) Taxonomy; Descriptive notes; Voice; Habitat; Food and feeding; Breeding.
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The Little Spiderhunters occur naturally in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India (Eastern and Western Ghats, north- east India), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. Their natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland, mangrove and moist montane forests. They may also visit gardens to feed on flowers.
They usually remain below the canopy and are usually seen in pairs or small family groups. Subspecies and Ranges: Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna magna - Hodgson, 1.
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- Diet and feeding File:Nectar robbing.jpg. Little Spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra; Pale Spiderhunter, Arachnothera dilutior; Purple-naped Sunbird.
- Diet and feeding This. Little spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra; Orange-tufted spiderhunter, Arachnothera flammifera; Pale spiderhunter.
- Its diet is insect prey.
Nominate form found in the Himalayas, in Nepal, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, eastern Bangladesh and northeastern India east to southern China and northern Burma / Myanmar. Streaked Spiderhunter (aurata) (Arachnothera magna aurata - Blyth, 1.
Found in East and central Burma / Myanmar. Streaked Spiderhunter (musarum) (Arachnothera magna musarum - Deignan, 1.
Found in Southeastern Burma / Myanmar in southern Shan States to northern parts of Thailand and Laos, and northern Vietnam (western Tonkin). Streaked Spiderhunter (pagodarum) (Arachnothera magna pagodarum - Deignan, 1. Found in southern Burma / Myanmar, and southwestern/western Thailand and the Southern Malay Peninsula. This race could be combined with ssp. The black beak is very long and curved down. The upper plumage is olive- green; and below they are bright yellow with bold black streaks.
The eyes are large and dark. The head is small and the neck is thin.
The legs are thin and orange. The toes are long and curved. Males and females look alike, except females have a paler base to the lower beak than males. Males have all- black beaks. Breeding. Most breeding occurs in March to September in northeastern India or from December to August in southern India.
The compact cup- shaped nest is constructed by the female who uses various twigs, leaves, moss, spider webs and blades of grass. The nest is usually suspended from tree branches, or attached under the leaf of a banana or similar broad- leaved plant by spider web and vegetable fibers. The average clutch consists of 2 eggs. Diet / Feeding. As suggested by this bird's common name, they hunt and feed on spiders. Furthermore, they take nectar from variouis flowering plants, including wild Musaceae plants, wild bananas of which they are valuable pollinators; as well as feeding on the nectar of various species of the ginger family and Loranthus sp. The songs are a series of rapid chipping notes.
Alternate (Global) Names. Chinese: . Czech: Strdimil ostnit.
Danish: Stribet Edderkoppej. Dutch: Gestreepte Spinnenjager .. Finnish: Viirulukkinen .. German: Strichelspinnenj. Italia: Cacciaragni / Mangiaragni striato .. Japanese: tatejimakumokaridori ..
Norwegian: Stripeedderkoppjeger .. Polish: Pajecznik kreskowany .. Slovak: Pavuciarka ciarkav.
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