streaked spiderhunter

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| image = Streaked Spiderhunter.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Arachnothera magna |volume=2016 |page=e.T22718128A94568754 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718128A94568754.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| genus = Arachnothera

| species = magna

| authority = (Hodgson, 1836)

| synonyms =

}}

The streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Description

It is similar in size to a sparrow.{{cite book|last1=Ali|first1=Salim|title=The Book of Indian Birds|date=1996|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=India|page=299}} It is olive yellow in color, with multiple darker streaks. It has a long, curved black beak and yellow legs. Below, it is pale yellow streaked with black. Its beak is specially adapted for a nectar diet.{{cite book|last1=Grewal|first1=Bikram|title=Birds of the Indian Subcontinent|date=2000|publisher=Local Colour Limited|location=India|page=137}}

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. In India, it is found in the Eastern Indian states. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and montane forest.

Behavior

This species can be found alone or in pairs. The nesting season is from March to July. The nest is usually made of leaves that are tied together with cobwebs, and they are found attached to the reverse side of a leaf.