Wildlifeof Vietnam
Little Spiderhunter
Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers & Leafbirds
Photo: Tareq's Photography · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arachnothera longirostra
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Nectar
Habitat
Moist forests of South and Southeast Asia
Range
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam
Clutch size
Usually 2 eggs
The little spiderhunter is a long-billed nectar-feeding bird of the sunbird family found in the moist forests of South and Southeast Asia. Unlike typical sunbirds, males and females are very similar in plumage, and the male has an all-black bill (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is usually seen in ones or twos and frequently gives a tzeck call, with a buzzy zick-zick call made regularly when disturbed or foraging; the song is a series of rapid chipping notes that can go on for long periods. Two eggs are the usual clutch. It has gone locally extinct in Singapore's botanical garden.
Quick answers
- What does the Little Spiderhunter eat?
- Nectar
- What habitat does the Little Spiderhunter live in?
- Moist forests of South and Southeast Asia
- Where is the Little Spiderhunter found?
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam
- How many eggs does the Little Spiderhunter lay?
- Usually 2 eggs