Grey-breasted Spiderhunter
Arachnothera modesta(Eyton, TC, 1839)
English (US) Gray-breasted Spiderhunter
UK name: Grey-breasted Spiderhunter
The Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta) 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 modesta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-breasted Spiderhunter
- English (UK)
- Grey-breasted Spiderhunter
- Described by
- (Eyton, TC, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Arachnothera modesta caena
- Arachnothera modesta modesta
- Arachnothera modesta concolor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Anthreptes modesta
- Described by
- (Eyton, TC, 1839)
- Type locality
- Malaya.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.7, no.78 p.105
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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