The little spiderhunter is a species of long-billed nectar-feeding bird in the family Nectariniidae found in the moist forests of South and Southeast Asia. Unlike typical sunbirds, males and females are very similar in plumage. They are usually seen in ones or twos and frequently make a tzeck call and are most often found near flowering plants, where they obtain nectar. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Latham, J 1790)
Reference:
Index Orn.
1 p.299
Protonym:
Certhia longirostra
Type locality:
Bengal; restricted to Tippera District, Bengal State, Pakistan, by Deignan, 1963, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 226, p. 208.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53510670
Avibase ID:
C22FA78B9B8F9684
Avibase ID:
avibase-C22FA78B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C22FA78B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558738
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little or Pale Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera [longirostra or dilutior]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Little or Pale Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera [longirostra or dilutior]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Little or Pale Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera [longirostra or dilutior]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Little or Pale Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera [longirostra or dilutior]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Little or Pale Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera [longirostra or dilutior]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Little or Pale Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera [longirostra or dilutior]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Little or Pale Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera [longirostra or dilutior]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Little or Pale Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera [longirostra or dilutior]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Little or Pale Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera [longirostra or dilutior]) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Little Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera longirostra) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Little Spiderhunter ( Arachnothera longirostra) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Arachnothera [longirostra, flammifera or dilutior]
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