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Bornean spiderhunter

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Bornean spiderhunter
In Sabah, Borneo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Distribution and habitat

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

Taxonomy

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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

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  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.