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Spiderhunters
The Spiderhunters are large sunbirds of mainly olive-green colour with long curved bills. They are well represented in Borneo, where eight of the ten known species are found. (Smythies, The Birds of Borneo, 1999)

Photographed Species (* denotes Bornean Endemic)

Scientific Name

Common Name

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(Arachnothera chrysogenys harrissoni) Yellow-eared SpiderhunterImage
(Arachnothera crassirostris) Thick-billed SpiderhunterImage
*(Arachnothera everetti) *Bornean SpiderhunterImage
(Arachnothera flavigaster) Spectacled SpiderhunterImage
(Arachnothera hypogrammica) Purple-naped SpiderhunterMaleFemale
*(Arachnothera juliae) *Whitehead's SpiderhunterImage
(Arachnothera longirostra) Little SpiderhunterImage
(Arachnothera robusta) Long-billed SpiderhunterImage

(Arachnothera chrysogenys harrissoni) Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera chrysogenys harrissoni)
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter		 (Arachnothera chrysogenys harrissoni) Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera chrysogenys harrissoni)
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter		 (Arachnothera chrysogenys harrissoni) Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera chrysogenys harrissoni)
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter		 (Arachnothera crassirostris) Thick-billed Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera crassirostris)
Thick-billed Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera crassirostris) Thick-billed Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera crassirostris)
Thick-billed Spiderhunter		 (Arachnothera everetti) Bornean Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera everetti)
Bornean Spiderhunter		 (Arachnothera everetti) Bornean Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera everetti)
Bornean Spiderhunter		 (Arachnothera everetti) Bornean Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera everetti)
Bornean Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera everetti) Bornean Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera everetti)
Bornean Spiderhunter		 (Arachnothera flavigaster) Spectacled Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera flavigaster)
Spectacled Spiderhunter		 (Arachnothera flavigaster) Spectacled Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera flavigaster)
Spectacled Spiderhunter		 (Arachnothera hypogrammica) Purple-naped Spiderhunter ♂
(Arachnothera hypogrammica)
Purple-naped Spiderhunter ♂
(Arachnothera hypogrammica) Purple-naped Spiderhunter ♂
(Arachnothera hypogrammica)
Purple-naped Spiderhunter ♂		 (Arachnothera hypogrammica) Purple-naped Spiderhunter ♂
(Arachnothera hypogrammica)
Purple-naped Spiderhunter ♂		 (Arachnothera hypogrammica) Purple-naped Spiderhunter ♀
(Arachnothera hypogrammica)
Purple-naped Spiderhunter ♀		 (Arachnothera hypogrammica) Purple-naped Spiderhunter ♀
(Arachnothera hypogrammica)
Purple-naped Spiderhunter ♀
Arachnothera juliae Whitehead's Spiderhunter
Arachnothera juliae
Whitehead's Spiderhunter		 Arachnothera juliae Whitehead's Spiderhunter
Arachnothera juliae
Whitehead's Spiderhunter		 Arachnothera juliae Whitehead's Spiderhunter
Arachnothera juliae
Whitehead's Spiderhunter		 (Arachnothera longirostra) Little Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera longirostra)
Little Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera longirostra) Little Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera longirostra)
Little Spiderhunter		 (Arachnothera longirostra) Little Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera longirostra)
Little Spiderhunter		 (Arachnothera robusta) Long-billed Spiderhunter
(Arachnothera robusta)
Long-billed Spiderhunter

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Don13-May-2014 21:09
Excellent gallery of these fascinating birds; brings back fine memories of birdwatching in Asia.
Pawel14-Feb-2009 14:51
They are realy beautifull! BV!
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