Little Spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostra(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Little Spiderhunter
The Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) 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 longirostra
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Little Spiderhunter
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Arachnothera longirostra longirostra
- Arachnothera longirostra sordida
- Arachnothera longirostra pallida
- Arachnothera longirostra cinireicollis
- Arachnothera longirostra zarhina
- Arachnothera longirostra niasensis
- Arachnothera longirostra prillwitzi
- Arachnothera longirostra rothschildi
- Arachnothera longirostra atita
- Arachnothera longirostra buettikoferi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia longirostra
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- Bengal; restricted to Tippera District, Bengal State, Pakistan, by Deignan, 1963, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 226, p. 208.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.299
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Spiderhunters and Sunbirds
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Thick-billed Spiderhunter
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Long-billed Spiderhunter
Arachnothera robusta
Orange-tufted Spiderhunter
Arachnothera flammifera
Pale Spiderhunter
Arachnothera dilutior
Whitehead's Spiderhunter
Arachnothera juliae
Naked-faced Spiderhunter
Arachnothera clarae
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
Arachnothera chrysogenys
Spectacled Spiderhunter
Arachnothera flavigaster
Streaked Spiderhunter
Arachnothera magna
Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter
Arachnothera affinis
Grey-breasted Spiderhunter
Arachnothera modesta
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