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title: "Little Spiderhunter"
description: "Arachnothera longirostra — Birds. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/little-spiderhunter
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Little Spiderhunter

> Arachnothera longirostra — Birds. 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.

- Scientific name: *Arachnothera longirostra*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1809
- Wikidata: [Q863101](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q863101)
- iNaturalist taxon: [202484](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/202484)

## Names

- en: Little Spiderhunter
- de: Weißkehlspinnenjäger
- es: Arañero Chico
- fr: Petit arachnothère
- nl: Kleine spinnenjager
- pl: Pajęcznik długodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

MY (441), IN (371), TH (247), ID (166), SG (165), CN (58), VN (55), BD (22), KH (18), MM (4)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_spiderhunter

## Photo

![Little Spiderhunter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/little-spiderhunter/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252117776

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/little-spiderhunter?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).