Yellow-eared Spiderhunter

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

Scientific Name: Arachnothera chrysogenys

Malay Name: Kelicap-Jantung Telinga Berus

Chinese Name: 小黄耳捕蛛鸟

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

Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: chrysogenys, harrissoni.

Local Subspecies: chrysogenys

Size: 18 cm

Identification: Adult has olive upperparts, yellow underparts with dark breast streaks, incomplete yellow eyering and a distinctive yellow drooping splayed ear patch. Juvenile is smaller and lack the ear patch.

Similar looking species: Little Spiderhunter, Thick-billed Spiderhunter

Habitat: Forest, forest edge and secondary growth.

Behaviour/Ecology: Frequents the forest canopy but will occasionally descend to feed on flowering shrubs.

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.

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter at Dillenia Hut. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter from Panti Bird Sanctuary. Photo credit: Lawrence Neo
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter at Dillenia Hut. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter at Rifle Range Link. Photo Credit: Myron Tay
External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Yellow-eared Spiderhunter)

References:

BirdLife International. (2016). Arachnothera chrysogenys. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718115A94568017.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023

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.). Yellow-eared Spiderhunter. Retrieved on December 19, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/yellow-eared-spiderhunter.

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