a ▁long iro stra ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁long - bil led ▁ne ct ar - feed ing ▁bird ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁N ect ar ini idae ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁mo ist ▁for ests ▁of ▁South ▁and ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁Un like ▁typical ▁sun bird s , ▁males ▁and ▁females ▁are ▁very ▁similar ▁in ▁pl um age . ▁They ▁are ▁usually ▁seen ▁in ▁ones ▁or ▁tw os ▁and ▁frequently ▁make ▁a ▁t ze ck ▁call ▁and ▁are ▁most ▁often ▁found ▁near ▁flow ering ▁plants , ▁where ▁they ▁obtain ▁ne ct ar . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁distinct ive ▁long ▁be ak ▁set ▁it ▁apart ▁from ▁other ▁sun bird s . ▁The ▁sex es ▁are ▁al ike ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁pal er ▁base ▁to ▁lower ▁mand ible ▁in ▁the ▁female . ▁Male ▁has ▁all ▁black ▁be ak . ▁They ▁are ▁found ▁close ▁to ▁their ▁favour ite ▁ne ct ar ▁bearing ▁trees , ▁often ▁species ▁of ▁wild ▁Mus aceae ▁or ▁flowers ▁in ▁gard ens . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁bu z zy ▁z ick - z ick ▁call ▁that ▁is ▁made ▁regularly ▁when ▁dist urbed ▁or ▁when ▁for aging . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁series ▁of ▁rapid ▁ch ipping ▁notes ▁and ▁these ▁can ▁go ▁on ▁for ▁long ▁periods . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁The ▁genus ▁name ▁Ara chn other a ▁means ▁" sp ider ▁h unter " ▁and ▁the ▁species ▁ep ith et ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁long ▁be ak . ▁About ▁th ir teen ▁ge ographic ▁races ▁are ▁recognized . ▁The ▁nomin ate ▁race ▁long iro