Streaked spiderhunter
Arachnothera magna (Hodgson, 1836)
The streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) is a species in the family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 25 g to 31 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the streaked spiderhunter
- Weight
- 25 g – 31 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.2 – 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the streaked spiderhunter live?
Not recorded
What is the streaked spiderhunter?
The streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
From the Wikipedia article “Streaked spiderhunter” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Streaked_spiderhunter&oldid=1379348457), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the streaked spiderhunter endangered?
The streaked spiderhunter is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the streaked spiderhunter classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyNectariniidae
- genusArachnothera
- SpeciesArachnothera magna (Hodgson, 1836)
Synonyms Cinnyris magna
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- aranyera estriadaCatalan
- strdimil proužkovanýCzech
- heliwr corynnod brithWelsh
- Stribet EdderkoppejægerDanish
- StrichelspinnenjägerGerman
- stria aranekaptuloEsperanto
- Arañero estriadoSpanish
- viirulukkinenFinnish
- Grand ArachnothèreFrench
- prugasti medosasCroatian
- nagy pókvadászHungarian
- Cacciaragni striatoItalian
- タテジマクモカリドリJapanese
- dryžoji voralesėLithuanian
- Gestreepte SpinnenjagerDutch
- stripeedderkoppjegerNorwegian
- pajęcznik kreskowanyPolish
- aranheiro-estriadoPortuguese
- papa-aranhas-estriadoPortuguese
- Пёстрая пауколовкаRussian
- Пестрогрудая нектарница-пауколовкаRussian
- pavučiarka čiarkováSlovak
- Prugasti paučarSerbian
- streckad spindeljägareSwedish
- streckig spindeljägareSwedish
- นกปลีกล้วยลายThai
- Çizgili ÖrümcekavcısıTurkish
- павуколов смугастийUkrainian
- 紋背捕蛛鳥Chinese
- 纹背捕蛛鸟Chinese
Relatives of the streaked spiderhunter
Other species in the same genus Arachnothera.
Little spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostra
Spectacled spiderhunter
Arachnothera flavigaster
Whitehead's spiderhunter
Arachnothera juliae
Streaky-breasted spiderhunter
Arachnothera affinis
Thick-billed spiderhunter
Arachnothera crassirostris
Long-billed spiderhunter
Arachnothera robusta
CompareStreaked spiderhunter vs Little spiderhunterStreaked spiderhunter vs Spectacled spiderhunterStreaked spiderhunter vs Whitehead's spiderhunterStreaked spiderhunter vs Streaky-breasted spiderhunter
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the streaked spiderhunter?
An adult streaked spiderhunter weighs 25 g – 31 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the streaked spiderhunter endangered?
The streaked spiderhunter is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the streaked spiderhunter?
The streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) belongs to the family Nectariniidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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