Bornean spiderhunter

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Bornean spiderhunter
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In Sabah, Borneo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Arachnothera
Species:
A. everetti
Binomial name
Arachnothera everetti
(Sharpe, 1893)

The Bornean spiderhunter (Arachnothera everetti) is a doubtful species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.

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Distribution and habitat

It is found in Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy

The species is recognised by IOC, [1] but not by BirdLife International. [2] If not valid as a species, it may be considered as a subspecies of Arachnothera affinis [3] or Arachnothera modesta . [4]

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References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2023). "Dippers, leafbirds, flowerpeckers, sunbirds". World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. "(Arachnothera everetti) - BirdLife species factsheet". BLI Datazone. 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. "Arachnothera everetti (Sharpe, 1893)". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. "Arachnothera everetti". Avibase.