Listen to the little spiderhunter
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About the little spiderhunter
The little spiderhunter is a bird in the family Nectariniidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the little spiderhunter sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as littlespiderhunter. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) is a species of long-billed nectar-feeding bird in the family Nectariniidae found in the moist forests of South and Southeast Asia. Unlike typical sunbirds, males and females are very similar in plumage. They are usually seen in ones or twos and frequently make a tzeck call. They are most often found near flowering plants where they obtain nectar.
More from the family Nectariniidae
Crimson sunbird
Aethopyga siparaja
Purple-rumped sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Palestine sunbird
Cinnyris osea
Scarlet-chested sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Southern double-collared sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus
Marico sunbird
Cinnyris mariquensis
Amethyst sunbird
Chalcomitra amethystina
Yellow-chinned sunbird
Anthreptes rectirostris
Tiny sunbird
Cinnyris minullus
Frequently asked questions
What does a little spiderhunter sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the little spiderhunter on this page, including its littlespiderhunter. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the little spiderhunter endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the little spiderhunter as “least concern”.
What family does the little spiderhunter belong to?
The little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) belongs to the family Nectariniidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- LittleSpiderhunter by L. Shyamal – CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q863101 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Little spiderhunter – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Drsssuresh1961 – CC0 1.0