Bornean spiderhunter
| Bornean spiderhunter | |
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| In Sabah, Borneo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Arachnothera |
| Species: | A. everetti
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| Binomial name | |
| Arachnothera everetti (Sharpe, 1893)
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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.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found in Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2023). "Dippers, leafbirds, flowerpeckers, sunbirds". World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "(Arachnothera everetti) - BirdLife species factsheet". BLI Datazone. 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Arachnothera everetti (Sharpe, 1893)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Arachnothera everetti". Avibase.
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