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Spiderhunters
   
   

Fig 1 : Little Spiderhunter
  

Fig 2 : Streaked Spiderhunter
 

Fig 3 : Long-billed Spiderhunter


Fig 4 : Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
 

Fig 5 : Grey-breasted Spiderhunter
  

Fig 6 : Purple-naped Spiderhunter - male
 

Fig 7 : Spectacled Spiderhunter
 











 
 

Fig 1 :
Little Spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostra
Location :
Singapore
Habitat : Gardens, near lowland secondary forest

Fig 2 :
Streaked Spiderhunter
Arachnothera magna
Location : The Gap, Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Abandoned, overgrown garden.

Fig 3 :
Long-billed Spiderhunter
Arachnothera robusta
Location : Taman Negara, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Gardens, near lowland primary rainforest

Fig 4 :
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
Arachnothera chrysogenys
Location : Ulu Chepor, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Secondary forest, near lowland primary rainforest
Notes : Seen feeding on fruits of Macaranga bancana.

Fig 5 :
Grey-breasted Spiderhunter
Arachnothera modesta
Location : Lenggong, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Lowland primary forest edge

Fig 6 :
Purple-naped Spiderhunter - male
Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum
Location : Gunung Pulai, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Lowland primary forest

Fig 7 :
Spectacled Spiderhunter
Arachnothera flavigaster
Location : Gua Kelam. Perlis, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Agricultural land neat karst forest edge