Table 1 Birds entrapped in spider webs in Asia and their respective sizes
Common name | Scientific name | Spider sp. | Mass (g) | Wing (mm) | Location | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glossy Swiftlet | Collocalia esculenta | Np | 8.0 | 950,2,3 | Great Nicobar island, Nicobar Islands, India | Before 2010 | Manchi and Sankaran (2009) |
Edible-nest Swiftlet | Collocalia fuciphaga | S | 10.7 | 1181,1,3 | Interview Island, Andaman Islands, India | June 2006 | Manchi and Sankaran (2009) |
Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis | Na | 9.2 | 1121,1,0 | Doi Kham, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand | 6 October 2014 | W. Limparungpatthanakij in litt. 2014 |
Laughing Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | Na | 80.0c | 138c | Oman | ~ October 2003 | |
Pied Fantail | Rhipidura javanica | S | 12.5 | 821,1,0 | Near U Minh Thuong National Park, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam | 9 August 2008 | M. Le in litt. 2014 |
Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea | Np | 11.3 | 69 | Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai, India | October 1996 | |
Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | S | 14.0c | 80c | Main Kaleh Reserve, Iran | 1972 | Doberski (1973) |
Grey-streaked Flycatcher | Muscicapa griseisticta | S | 15.1 | 83 | Taiwan Area | September 2008 | |
Grey-streaked Flycatcher | Muscicapa griseisticta | Np | 15.1 | 833,5,8 | Iriomote Island, Japan | 5 October 2008 | |
Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | S | 9.9 | 661,1,0 | Thap Lan National Park, Nakhon Ratchhasima Province, Thailand | 14 November 1999 | P. Round in litt. 2014 |
Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | S | 9.9 | 661,1,0 | Po Toi Island, Hong Kong, China | After 2006 | G. Welch in litt. 2014 |
Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | Np | 9.9 | 661,1,0 | Po Toi Island, Hong Kong, China | 8 September 2011 | M. Hale and G. Welch in litt. 2014 |
Hill Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis banyumas | Np | 14.5 | 671,1,0 | Bukit Larut, Perak State, Malaysia | Unknown | Anonymous (1999b) |
Great Tita | Parus major | Np | 15.5 | 591,0,0 | Komesu, Itoman City, Okinawa Island, Japan | 10 August 2011 | http://tinyurl.com/spider-jp1, http://tinyurl.com/spider-jp2 |
Dusky Crag Martinb | Hirundo concolor | Pf | 13.0 | 981,1,0 | Shevaroys (=Servarayan) Hills near Salem, Tamil Nadu | Before 1889 | |
Light-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus sinensis | Np | 29.7 | 85 | Majia, Pingtung, Taiwan Area | March 2004 | |
Styan’s Bulbul | Pycnonotus taivanus | Np | 26.2 | 84 | Guangfu, Hualien, Taiwan Area | 18 June 2010 | |
Yellow-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus goiavier | Np | 27.8 | 821,4,6 | Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | 11 February 2014 | |
Buff-vented Bulbul | Iole olivacea | S | 24.5 | 891,1,0 | Near Ban Bang Khram, Khlong Thom District, Krabi (area also known as Khao Nor Chuchi), Thailand | 7 August 2013 | P. Round in litt. 2014 |
Brown-eared Bulbul | Ixos amaurotis | Np | 70.9 | 1161,1,0 | Tokunoshima Island, Japan | 1 August 2010 | |
Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata | Np | 8.2 | 49 | Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, India | October 1998 | Anonymous ( 1999a) |
Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata | Np | 8.2 | 49 | Melghat Tiger Reserve, northern part of Amravati District of Maharashtra State, India | Before 2005 | Pande et al. (2004) |
Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata | S | 8.2 | 49 | Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India | Unknown | S. Pande in litt. 2015 |
Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata | S | 8.2 | 49 | Taiwan Area | September 2008 | |
Oriental White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus | Na | 8.6 | 511,1,5 | Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore | 30 April 2012 | |
Japanese White-eye | Zosterops japonicus | Np | 11.3 | 53 | Mong Tseng Tsuen (near Tsim Bei Tsui), Hong Kong, China | 22 August 2004 | So (2005) |
Japanese White-eye | Zosterops japonicus | Np | 11.3 | 53 | Keelung, Taiwan Area | 18 August 2005 | |
Japanese White-eye | Zosterops japonicus | Np | 11.3 | 53 | Taiwan Area | Before October 2005 | |
Japanese White-eye | Zosterops japonicus | Np | 11.3 | 53 | Badouzi, Keelung, Taiwan Island | 13 August 2011 | |
Japanese White-eye | Zosterops japonicus | Np | 11.3 | 53 | Okinawa Island, Japan | November 2012 | |
Lanceolated Warbler | Locustella lanceolata | S | 12.9 | 55 | E-Luan-Pi lighthouse, Kenting National Park, Pintung County, Taiwan Area | 14 October 1984 | TESRI# collection number w672, C.-t. Yao in litt. 2013 |
Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia | N | 14.8 | 64 | Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India | 18 November 2006 | Kasambe et al. (2010) |
Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius | N | 7.5 | 432,2,5 | Mogarkasa Forest, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India | 13 November 2008 | Kasambe et al. (2010) |
Dark-necked Tailorbird | Orthotomus atrogularis | Np | 7.7 | 381,1,0 | Kaeng Krachan National Park, Petchaburi Province, Thailand | 2012 | W. Limparungpatthanakij in litt. 2014 |
Dusky Warbler | Phylloscopus fuscatus | S | 11.0c | 57c | Beidahe, Hebei Province, China | Before 2007 | D. Zetterström in litt. 2007 (D. Brooks in litt. 2014) |
Arctic Warbler | Phylloscopus borealis | Np | 10.0 | 65 | Yonaguni Island, Japan | 10 September 2008 | |
Arctic Warbler | Phylloscopus borealis | Np | 10.0 | 65 | Bitou Cape, New Taipei City municipality, Taiwan Area | 6 September 2011 | Y.-P. Chiang in litt. 2013‒2014 |
Arctic Warbler | Phylloscopus borealis | Np | 10.0 | 65 | Pak Sha O, Hong Kong, China | 19 September 2015 | Geoff Carey in litt. 2015 |
Greenish Warbler | Phylloscopus trochiloides | N | 7.1 | 60 | Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India | 12 October 2007 | Kasambe et al. (2010) |
Greenish Warbler | Phylloscopus trochiloides | N | 7.1 | 60 | Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India | 22 October 2008 | Kasambe et al. (2010) |
Buff-breasted Babbler | Pellorneum tickelli | S | 17.1 | 611,1,0 | Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia | 5–11 June 2010 | S. Pieterse in litt. 2014 |
Taiwan Yuhina | Yuhina brunneiceps | S | 12.2 | 62 | Taiwan Area | Unknown | H.-S. Lin in litt. 2013 |
Vinous-throated Parrotbill | Paradoxornis webbianus | Np | 9.3 | 52 | Mountain Pinglin, Taichung City, Taiping District, Taiwan Area | 2007 | |
Brown-throated Sunbird | Anthreptes malacensis | S | 11.4 | 661,1,3 | Ipoh City, Perak, Malaysia | 28 December 2007 | |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | S | 23.0 | 66 | Luku, Nantao County, Taiwan Area | 1990s | C.-t. Yao in litt. 2013 |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | Np | 23.0 | 66 | Taiwan Area | Summer 2004 | |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | S | 23.0 | 66 | Taiwan Area | Before August 2010 | |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | Np | 23.0 | 66 | Jiji, Nantou County, Taiwan Area | 13 August 2013 | C.-t. Yao in litt. 2013 |
White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata | S | 11.3 | 48 | Taiwan Area | Unknown | Y.-C. Hsu in litt. 2013 |
Munia spec. | – | Np | – | – | Bogor Botanical garden, Bogor, Indonesia | Before 1934 | Boedijn (1933) |
Munia spec. | – | Np | – | – | probably near or in Bogor, Indonesia | Before 1934 | Boedijn (1933) |
“Small birds” | – | Np | – | – | Thailand | Before 1933 | Bristowe (1932) |
Unidentified | – | Np | – | – | probably near or in Bogor, Indonesia | Before 1934 | Boedijn (1933) |
Unidentified | – | Np | – | – | Cheung Sha, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China | 8 October 2006 | Anonymous (2006) |
Unidentified | – | Np | – | – | Wang Tong River, Mui Wo, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China | 12 October 2009 | M. Pearse in litt. 2015 |
Unidentified | – | Np | – | – | Miyakojima Island, Japan | 16 October 2011 |