Little Spiderhunter

How to identify

Field marks

1. Bill exceptionally long, unlike other sunbirds
2. Male bill entirely black

Male, female and young

Sexes similar, except that the female has a paler base to the lower mandible.

Voice

Often gives “tzeck”; a buzzing “zick-zick” when alarmed or foraging; song is a series of rapid twitters.

Where and when it's recorded

Little Spiderhunter has been recorded at 366 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Danum Valley Borneo Rainforest LodgeMalaysia1,563 records
2. Sepilok – Rainforest Discovery CenterMalaysia1,376 records
3. Dairy Farm Nature ParkSingapore1,230 records

Countries and regions with the most records

MalaysiaThailandSingaporeIndiaVietnamIndonesiaChinaBangladesh

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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. 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.

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