little spiderhunter

Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) 長嘴捕蛛鳥 taken last December 2020 at Borneo Tropical Rainforest Resort, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

Members of the Sunbird family, they relish nectar, insects and of course spiders!

Little Spiderhunter on Banana Flower

This bird was using its long beak to probe the flowers, presumably for nectar.

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 305 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..LITTLE SPIDER HUNTER...[From a Photograph of SUPRIYA DAS] ....WATERCOLOUR...A4...2013....The Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) is a species of long-billed nectar feeding bird in the Nectariniidae family found in the...

This Little Spiderhunter was oblivious to my presence busy with getting his fill of nectar from this banana flower. Just a behaviourial shot of a little bird that goes about its business quite un-noticed at the best of times. 1D Mk3 + EF800mm + 1.4II ext 1/60s f/10 ISO800 EV -1/3 Flash -2

Not a very good shot, due to low lighting condition.

This is an uncommon little fellow in Singapore, getting to be more rare as the years go by... taken at ISO 1100 in the dimly lit forest.... Thanks

The name does not do any justice to the bird, why is it call a Spider Hunter when it only drinks nectar. Anyone knows why.

Jewels of the Garden. They were breeding just fine when I was away. Not two but a family of 4 greeted me when I arrived. Must be some sweet memory effect from the adults to the juv.

A resident bird of the mandai Orchid Garden. Love to feed on the ginger flower, although this species is highly skittish and not human friendly. However, patience always pays off. Also, this is one species that I cannot tell the male from the female. Couldn't seem to find any information on...