Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) - HBW 13, p. 317
French: Petit Arachnothère
German: Weißkehl-Spinnenjäger
Spanish: Arañero Chico
Taxonomy: Certhia longirostra Latham, 1790, Tippera District, Bangladesh.
Additional proposed races, all considered insufficiently distinct, are vantynei (from Jagalbed, Bombay, in W India), subsumed in nominate, and antelia (Trang, in S Thailand), heliocrita (Selitar, near Singapore), melanchima (upper R Siak, in E Sumatra), hypochra (North Pagai I), and exochra (South Pagai I), all synonymized with cinireicollis. For race cinireicollis, original spelling often altered to “cinereicollis”, but this is an unjustified emendation. Thirteen subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- longirostra (Latham, 1790) - SW, CE & NE India (Western Ghats from Goa region S to W Tamil Nadu and Kerala; E Orissa and N Eastern Ghats; Darjeeling; Arunachal Pradesh S to Meghalaya and Manipur), E Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar E to S China (W Yunnan) and W Thailand (S to Isthmus of Kra).
- sordida La Touche, 1921 - extreme S China (S & SE Yunnan, extreme NW Guangxi), NE Thailand and N Indochina.
- pallida Delacour, 1932 - SE Thailand and C & S Indochina.
- longirostra (Latham, 1790) - SW, CE & NE India (Western Ghats from Goa region S to W Tamil Nadu and Kerala; E Orissa and N Eastern Ghats; Darjeeling; Arunachal Pradesh S to Meghalaya and Manipur), E Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar E to S China (W Yunnan) and W Thailand (S to Isthmus of Kra).
- sordida La Touche, 1921 - extreme S China (S & SE Yunnan, extreme NW Guangxi), NE Thailand and N Indochina.
- pallida Delacour, 1932 - SE Thailand and C & S Indochina.
- cinireicollis (Vieillot, 1819) - Malay Peninsula (S of Isthmus of Kra) S to and Sumatra and satellite islands (except Banyak Is and Nias I).
- zarhina Oberholser, 1912 - Banyak Is, off W Sumatra.
- niasensis van Oort, 1910 - Nias I, off W Sumatra.
- rothschildi van Oort, 1910 - N Natuna Is.
- atita Oberholser, 1932 - S Natuna Is.
- buettikoferi van Oort, 1910 - Borneo.
- prillwitzi E. J. O. Hartert, 1901 - Java (including Madura I) and Bali.
- dilutior Sharpe, 1876 - Palawan, in W Philippine Is.
- flammifera Tweeddale, 1878 - E & S Philippines (Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Bohol, Dinagat, Mindanao).
- randi Salomonsen, 1953 - Basilan (off W Mindanao).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male vocalizing continuously during more than five minutes, with the female arriving at the end and both of them flying away. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp longirostra )
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 1 min 51 sec 4.4 -
A bird liberated after being stressed and weakened because of a string on its leg Locality Mulu National Park, Sarawak (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp buettikoferi)
Barry Attridge 11 July 2007 4 years ago 33 sec 3.9 -
An individual perched and calling Locality Bornean Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp buettikoferi)
Greg Baker 1 May 2003 36 weeks ago 19 sec 3.7 -
A bird calling and flying away Locality Doi Chiang Dao National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp longirostra)
Josep del Hoyo 4 November 2004 5 years ago 7 sec 3.4 -
A bird looking around and defecating at the end Locality Philippines
John Gregory 31 March 2000 4 years ago 23 sec 2.6 -
A bird calling, and your call is answered. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
Carmelo López 3 May 2010 1 year ago 11 sec 1.7
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A Little spider hunter perched atop torch ginger.
Locality Khao Kitchakut National Park, Chanthaburi Province, South Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp Arachnothera longirostra)
p.supat 6 August 2011 29 weeks ago 4.7 -
Perched atop a blossom of "Torch Ginger".
Locality Doi Chiang Dao National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp longirostra)
Daniel Smith 5 June 2011 43 weeks ago 4.1 -
An adult perched in a banana tree.
Locality Khao Sok National Park, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp cinireicollis)
Christophe Gouraud 2 December 2009 2 years ago 4 -
An adult feeding on a banana flower.
Locality Khao Sok National Park, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp cinireicollis)
Christophe Gouraud 2 November 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Side view.
Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp longirostra)
Carmelo López 3 May 2010 10 weeks ago 3.6 -
An adult perched in a banana tree.
Locality Khao Sok National Park, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp cinireicollis)
Christophe Gouraud 2 December 2009 2 years ago 3.5
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A one minute sequence of a male calling (the complete call lasted more than five minutes).
Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
(ssp longirostra )
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 4.8 -
Song. Locality Dangku River, Dangku Wildlife Reserve, South Sumatra Region, Sumatra (Indonesia)
Iwein Mauro 22 August 2003 3 years ago 4.5 -
A complete sequence of a bird singing.
Locality Dairy Farm Nature Park, Singapore
(ssp cinireicollis)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Calls Locality Munnar, Kerala, India
(ssp longirostra)
Stuart Fisher 12 February 2006 2 years ago 3 -
Song. Locality Kelan Peyan, Dangku Wildlife Reserve, South Sumatra Region, Sumatra (Indonesia)
Iwein Mauro 19 August 2003 3 years ago 0 -
Contact/alarm calls. Locality Kelan Peyan, Dangku Wildlife Reserve, South Sumatra Region, Sumatra (Indonesia)
Iwein Mauro 19 August 2003 3 years ago 0
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