Orange-tufted Spiderhunter
Arachnothera flammifera
A fairly small bird of lowland and foothill forest understory and edge with a very long curved bill. Has a preference for banana plants. Olive-green above, whitish to pale gray from the throat to the upper belly, and yellow on the lower belly and under the base of the tail. Note the small orange tufts on the sides. Voice includes a repeated “sweet-sweet-sweet!” or dry “tyup!”
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Arachnothera flammifera
- Authority
- Tweeddale, 1878
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae
- Genus
- Arachnothera
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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