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Streaked Spiderhunter
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Streaked Spiderhunter
Arachnothera magna
The streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
From the article Streaked spiderhunter on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is similar in size to a sparrow. It is olive yellow in color, with multiple darker streaks. It has a long, curved black beak and yellow legs. Below, it is pale yellow streaked with black. Its beak is specially adapted for a nectar diet.
Range & habitat
Its range extends from central Nepal towards Northeast India, much of Indochina, central parts of the Malay Peninsula and the Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Guangxi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and montane forest.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
This species can be found alone or in pairs. The nesting season is from March to July. The nest is usually made of leaves that are tied together with cobwebs, and they are found attached to the reverse side of a leaf.
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 13432.