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Yellow-eared Spiderhunter

Sunbirds, Spiderhunters & Flowerpeckers

Arachnothera chrysogenys

Basic stats

Diet

Nectar, spiders, small insects

Habitat

Lowland and hill forest, forest edge

Range

Sundaland

Clutch size

2 eggs

Incubation period

About 15 days

Size

Medium (17–18cm)

Wingspan

~23–25cm

Weight

~20–24g

A large spiderhunter identified by yellow patches behind the eye and a heavily streaked yellow-and-olive underside, favouring lowland and hill forest.

Visits flowering and fruiting trees for nectar and small fruit, supplementing its diet with spiders gleaned from webs in the canopy and understorey.

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