Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
Arachnothera chrysogenys(Temminck, CJ, 1826)
English (US) Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
The Yellow-eared Spiderhunter (Arachnothera chrysogenys) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Arachnothera chrysogenys
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Arachnothera chrysogenys chrysogenys
- Arachnothera chrysogenys harrissoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Nectarinia chrysogenys
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1826)
- Type locality
- Bantam district, Java.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.65, vol.4 pl.388 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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