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Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Arachnothera
- Image
- Sunbird female 2024.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Arachnothera longirostra
- taxon name
- Arachnothera longirostra
- taxon common name
- aranheiro-pequeno
- litter size
- 2.4
- endemic to
- Pakhui Tiger Reserve
- short name
- A. longirostra
- habitat
- shrubland
- taxon range
- India
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Encyclopedic overview
The little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) is a species of long-billed nectar-feeding bird in the family Nectariniidae found in the moist forests of South and Southeast Asia. Unlike typical sunbirds, males and females are very similar in plumage. They are usually seen in ones or twos and frequently make a tzeck call. They are most often found near flowering plants where they obtain nectar.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Little Spiderhunter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.