Orange-tufted Spiderhunter
Arachnothera flammiferaTweeddale, A, 1878
English (US) Orange-tufted Spiderhunter
The Orange-tufted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flammifera) 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 flammifera
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Orange-tufted Spiderhunter
- Described by
- Tweeddale, A, 1878
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Arachnothera flammifera flammifera
- Arachnothera flammifera randi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Tweeddale, A, 1878
- Type locality
- southern Leyte.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1878, pt.2 p.343
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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