About Taman Negara - Taman Negara Biodiversity

Local Name : Kelicap Jantung Bukit

Scientific Name : Arachnothera Affinis

Common Name : Grey-breasted Spiderhunter

Grey-breasted Spiderhunters can be commonly found near flowering shrubs and trees in the lower and middle strata of lowland rain forest. Their favourite food are wild bananas and ginger. Its long bill is used for taking nectar. Or,for picking spiders from their webs. Its nest is a cup-shaped nest of grass stems, which it suspends from the underside of a large leaf using spider web.

The Grey-breasted Spiderhunter has a maximum length about 18 centimetres. It has a distinctive characteristic long, sickle-shaped bill, and a short tail.Its upper plumage is olive green, an excellent camouflage amongst the forest foliage.This small but strongly-built bird has an olive-grey underparts,and narrow, dark streaks on the lower throat and breast. This species has no pectoral tufts.

Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Borneo,Sumatra, Java.

Forested areas; particularly undisturbed primary and secondary lowland rain forest; plantations and rural gardens.

Nectar, seeds, occasionally spider and other insects.

There are more species to be discovered in Virtual Tour of Taman Negara CD-ROM.