Typical Spiderhunters
Arachnothera
The spiderhunters are birds of the genus Arachnothera, part of the sunbird family Nectariniidae. The genus contains thirteen species found in the forests of south and southeastern Asia. They are large representatives of the sunbird family, with drab plumage and long strongly curved bills. They feed on both nectar and a range of small arthropods.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 13 known species
Little Spiderhunter
speciesArachnothera longirostra
Streaked Spiderhunter
speciesArachnothera magna
Gray-breasted Spiderhunter
speciesArachnothera modesta
Spectacled Spiderhunter
speciesArachnothera flavigaster
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
speciesArachnothera chrysogenys
Thick-billed Spiderhunter
speciesArachnothera crassirostris
Bornean Spiderhunter
speciesArachnothera everetti
Long-billed Spiderhunter
speciesArachnothera robusta
Whitehead's Spiderhunter
speciesArachnothera juliae
Pale Spiderhunter
speciesArachnothera dilutior
Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter
speciesArachnothera affinis
Naked-faced Spiderhunter
speciesArachnothera clarae
Orange-tufted Spiderhunter
speciesArachnothera flammifera
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 979742.