Yellow-eared Spiderhunter (Arachnothera chrysogenys)

Other Names (World)
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter, Lesser Yellow-eared Spiderhunter

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1826)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical mangroves, plantations. From sea-level - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore (E), Thailand, Vietnam.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter (Arachnothera chrysogenys) [XC151120]
by Ding Li Yong from Tabin Wildlife Preserve, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia (flight call)

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter (Arachnothera chrysogenys) [XC42451]
by Mike Nelson from Poring Hot Springs, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (call)

Subspecies
Additional proposed subspecies are astilpna (described from Bokpyin, in Tenasserim), intensiflava (Kossoom, Tenasserim), copha (Tapanuli Bay, in north-western Sumatra), pleoxantha (Mt Lembu, on Nias I) and isopega (Pagai Is, off western Sumatra), all considered inseparable from nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

chrysogenys (Temminck, 1826) - Extreme southern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim), southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Riau and Lingga Archipelagos, Sumatra and most satellites, western Borneo and western Java.
harrissoni Deignan, 1957 - Eastern Borneo.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-eared Spiderhunter (Arachnothera chrysogenys) - 10 files

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