Avibase: Arachnothera modesta caena (Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena))

Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena)

Arachnothera modesta caena Deignan, HG 1956

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Nectariniidae
Genus:
   Arachnothera
Scientific:
  Arachnothera modesta caena

Original description

Citation:
Deignan, HG 1956

Reference:
Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 69 p.210

Protonym:
Arachnothera affinis caena

Type locality:
Ban Hin Laem, lat. 14° 40' N., long. 98° 40' E., Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/107489#page/434/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
E45AF264EA1E7E5F

Avibase ID:
avibase-E45AF264

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E45AF264

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 921924

Geographic range:

Arachnothera modesta caena: southern Myanmar and northern peninsular Thailand

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena)
French:
Arachnothère modeste (caena)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena) ( Arachnothera modesta caena)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena) ( Arachnothera modesta caena)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena) ( Arachnothera modesta caena)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena) ( Arachnothera modesta caena)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena) ( Arachnothera modesta caena)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena) ( Arachnothera modesta caena)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena) ( Arachnothera modesta caena)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena) ( Arachnothera modesta caena)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena) ( Arachnothera modesta caena)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena) ( Arachnothera modesta caena)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena) ( Arachnothera modesta caena)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (caena) ( Arachnothera modesta caena)
Avilist 2025: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Clements, version 2021: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements, version 2022: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements, version 2023: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 2]
Clements 6th edition: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements, version 2015: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements, version 2016: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements, version 2017: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements, version 2018: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Clements, version 2019: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 4]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Arachnothera affinis caena [version 5]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Arachnothera affinis caena [version 5]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Arachnothera affinis caena [version 5]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Arachnothera modesta caena [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Arachnothera modesta [modesta or caena]

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