Scientific Name: Arachnothera longirostra
Malay Name: Kelicap-Jantung Kecil Biasa
Chinese Name: 长嘴捕蛛鸟
Range: Found from Indian subcontinent to southern China and Southeast Asia
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: longirostra, sordida, pallida, cinereicollis, zarhina, niasensis, prillwitzi, rothschildi, atita, buettikoferi.
Local Subspecies: cinereicollis
Size: 16-16.5 cm
Identification: Adult has slaty-grey head with broken whitish eyering and throat, dark moustachial stripe, yellow belly and dull olive upperparts. Juvenile resembles adult but has yellowish-olive tinged throat.
Similar looking species: Thick-billed Spiderhunter, Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
Habitat: Forest and forest edge.
Behaviour/Ecology: Frequents the lower storey and has a partiality for wild bananas and ginger.
Local Status: Uncommon resident
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)
Location: Central Catchment Forest, Venus Loop, Lower Pierce Reservoir, Upper Pierce Reservoir, Upper Seletar Reservoir, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Dairy Farm Nature Park and Pulau Ubin.
- Local extinctions of Singapore birds (Science)
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Little Spiderhunter)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Arachnothera longirostra. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103778625A94567188.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Jeyarajasingam, A., & Pearson, A. (2012). A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Oxford University Press.
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Little Spiderhunter. Retrieved on December 17, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/little-spiderhunter.