Streaked Spiderhunter
Arachnothera magna(Hodgson, BH, 1836)
English (US) Streaked Spiderhunter
The Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) 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 magna
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Streaked Spiderhunter
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Arachnothera magna magna
- Arachnothera magna aurata
- Arachnothera magna musarum
- Arachnothera magna remota
- Arachnothera magna pagodarum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cinnyris magna
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1836)
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- The India Review and Journal of Foreign Science and the Arts 1 p.272
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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