{"id":38241,"date":"2014-11-25T16:37:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T08:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/?p=38241"},"modified":"2023-06-24T17:27:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T09:27:30","slug":"grey-breasted-spiderhunter-nectar-feeding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/2014\/11\/25\/grey-breasted-spiderhunter-nectar-feeding\/","title":{"rendered":"Grey-breasted Spiderhunter \u2013 nectar feeding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA dismal day with much drizzle and dark clouds but this Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (<em>Arachnothera modesta modesta<\/em>) made up for it. Met it at the fringe of the forest reserve where it had entered the gardens of some homes to feed on nectar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpiderhunterGrBr-Clerodendrum-thomsoniae-AmarSingh-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpiderhunterGrBr-Clerodendrum-thomsoniae-AmarSingh-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"SpiderhunterGrBr-Clerodendrum thomsoniae [AmarSingh] - 1\" width=\"590\" height=\"410\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpiderhunterGrBr-Clerodendrum-thomsoniae-AmarSingh-1.jpg 590w, https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpiderhunterGrBr-Clerodendrum-thomsoniae-AmarSingh-1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe above image was surprise \u2013 feeding on <em>Clerodendrum thomsoniae<\/em> (Bleeding-Heart Vine) nectar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpiderhunterGrBr-Musa-1000-fingers-AmarSingh-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpiderhunterGrBr-Musa-1000-fingers-AmarSingh-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"SpiderhunterGrBr-Musa 1000 fingers [AmarSingh] - 2\" width=\"590\" height=\"560\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpiderhunterGrBr-Musa-1000-fingers-AmarSingh-2.jpg 590w, https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpiderhunterGrBr-Musa-1000-fingers-AmarSingh-2-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe spiderhunter also fed on the nectar of <em>Musa<\/em> &#8216;1000 Fingers&#8217; (a very, very long banana fruiting stem that has 1,000s of fingers\/fruit and stretches 2-4 meters long) (above).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpiderhunterGrBr-Musa-ornata-AmarSingh-31.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpiderhunterGrBr-Musa-ornata-AmarSingh-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"SpiderhunterGrBr-Musa ornata [AmarSingh] - 3\" width=\"590\" height=\"485\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpiderhunterGrBr-Musa-ornata-AmarSingh-31.jpg 590w, https:\/\/besgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpiderhunterGrBr-Musa-ornata-AmarSingh-31-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The above image shows it feeding on the nectar of <em>Musa ornata<\/em> (Flowering Banana). I missed the images, so a composite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis bird lacked the prominent blackish shaft-line on the upper breast and may be an immature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/2010\/03\/11\/dato%E2%80%99-dr-amar-singh-hss-%E2%80%93-birdwatcher-extraordinarie\/\">Dato\u2019 Dr Amar-Singh HSS<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nIpoh, Perak, Malaysia<br \/>\n19th October 2014<\/p>\n<p>Location: Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia<br \/>\nHabitat: Fringe of the forest reserve\/primary jungle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA dismal day with much drizzle and dark clouds but this Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta modesta) made up for it. Met it at the fringe of the forest reserve where it had entered the gardens of some homes to feed on nectar. \u201cThe above image was surprise \u2013 feeding on Clerodendrum thomsoniae (Bleeding-Heart Vine) nectar. 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