What does the Streaked Spiderhunter eat?

The Streaked Spiderhunter's diet shapes where and when you'll find it. Understanding what it eats helps you predict where to look.

Diet overview

Primarily nectar, supplemented with spiders, small insects, and occasional small fruits or berries.

How it forages

Highly active and acrobatic foragers, moving rapidly through vegetation. They use their long, curved bills to probe into flowers for nectar, often hanging upside down. They also glean spiders and insects from leaves, branches, bark crevices, and spiderwebs. They are particularly attracted to banana flowers and large-flowered gingers and heliconias.

When it feeds

Diurnal, most active during the cooler parts of the morning and late afternoon.

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