Thick-billed Spiderhunter

Thick-billed Spiderhunter
This species is defined as a Review Species . Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page .

Scientific Name: Arachnothera crassirostris

Malay Name: Kelicap-Jantung Paruh Tebal

Chinese Name: 厚嘴捕蛛鸟

Range: Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo

Taxonomy: Monotypic.

Size: 16.5-17 cm

Identification: Adult resembles Little Spiderhunter but has thicker bill, greyish-olive throat and upper breast, broken yellowish eyering and no white tail-tip. Juvenile has greyer underparts.

Similar looking species: Little Spiderhunter, Yellow-eared Spiderhunter

Habitat: Forest, forest edge and secondary growth.

Behaviour/Ecology: Frequents canopy and upper mid-stratum of forest, making observation difficult.

Local Status: Former resident and very rare visitor

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)

Past records in our database:

Showing only accepted records. Note that records currently under review are also not displayed, and the list may not be a full list of records of this species in Singapore. For more details, check the database here.

Thick-billed Spiderhunter from Borneo. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
Thick-billed Spiderhunter from Borneo. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Thick-billed Spiderhunter)

References:

BirdLife International. (2016). Arachnothera crassirostris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718106A94567472.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.

Wells, D. R. (1999). The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Vol. 1). Academic Press, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Thick-billed Spiderhunter. Retrieved on December 18, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/thick-billed-spiderhunter.

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