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Arachnothera flavigaster
Basic stats
Diet
Nectar, small invertebrates
Habitat
Forest canopy
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Clutch size
2 eggs (typical for spiderhunters)
Incubation period
About 15–16 days (typical for spiderhunters)
Size
Medium (19–20cm)
Wingspan
~24–27cm
Weight
~30–38g
A large spiderhunter with a pale eye-ring giving a 'spectacled' look, olive-yellow plumage and a long, decurved bill adapted for probing flowers and spider webs.
Feeds on nectar and small invertebrates, including spiders taken directly from webs, and is one of the larger and more frequently encountered spiderhunters.
