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.
| 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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Distribution and habitat
editIt is found in Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy
editThe 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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