Streaky-breasted spiderhunter

Streaky-breasted spiderhunter
A. affinis (below) with A. modesta (above)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Arachnothera
Species: A. affinis
Binomial name
Arachnothera affinis
(Horsfield, 1821)

The streaky-breasted spiderhunter (Arachnothera affinis) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Java and Bali. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the grey-breasted spiderhunter.

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