Little Spiderhunter

Arachnothera longirostra

Description

This type of small bird is olive and yellow in color. with the characteristics of the upper part is olive green, the lower part is bright yellow, diagnostic throat gray whitish. the iris is brown, the upper beak is black, and the lower beak is gray, while the legs are bluish.

Population Size

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Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

15 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

Om

Omnivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Nectariniidae

GENUS

:

Arachnothera

SPECIES

:

Arachnothera longirostra

Distribution

This species can be found in lowland forests, Java and Bali regions.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : India, China, Philippines, Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java and Bali).

Habits and Lifestyle

Often seen flying fast across forest paths while chirping.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Lowland forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

This species feeds on nectar, mainly nectar from bananas and ginger flowers, but can also eat other small insects, such as caterpillars and spiders.

Diet : Omnivorous

Mating Habits

Nesting season from January to October, laying as many as 2 eggs. the nest is a pouch attached to the underside of a large banana, ginger, or lotus leaf not far from the ground.

Reproduction session : January to October

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Arachnothera longirostra on iNaturalist article