Streaked Spiderhunter

Arachnothera magna (Hodgson, 1836)

Streaked Spiderhunter, Arachnothera magna, is a bird of the Oriental Region, breeding from the Himalayas to southern Vietnam. It belongs to the sunbird family and was described by Hodgson in 1836. It is found in subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, as well as montane forest. The bird is marked by a long, curved black bill and streaked underparts, with yellow legs. Its bill is adapted for taking nectar, and it feeds on flower nectar, including that of wild banana blossom.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Nectariniidae — Sunbirds

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Himalayas to s Vietnam