Long-Billed Spiderhunter

Arachnothera robusta

Description

The large species are olive and yellow in color and have a thick beak. The upper part is olive and the lower part is yellow, the throat and chest are darkly striped. Tail feathers are white to dark. Legs and irises brown, beak black.

Population Size

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Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

21 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

Om

Omnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Nectariniidae

GENUS

:

Arachnothera

SPECIES

:

Arachnothera robusta

Distribution

In Java this bird is spread in lowland forests.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Peninsular Malaysia, Kalimantan, Sumatra and Java.

Habits and Lifestyle

Solitary and aggressive species. Perched on a high and chirping branch.

Lifestyle

Solitary, aggressive, arboreal

Biome

Lowland forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Its main diet is spiders, and other insects including praying mantis and parasitic gall worms.

Diet : Omnivora

Mating Habits

The nest is made of long fibers that are sewn to the bottom of a large banana, ginger, or leaf. Place 2 eggs. and nesting seasons are recorded in April, June and August.

Reproduction session : April, June and August

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.