Pale spiderhunter
| Pale spiderhunter | |
|---|---|
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| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Arachnothera |
| Species: | A. dilutior |
| Binomial name | |
| Arachnothera dilutior (Sharpe, 1876) | |
The pale spiderhunter (Arachnothera dilutior) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in the Philippines. It was originally considered a subspecies of the little spiderhunter.
References
- Moyle, R.G., S.S. Taylor, C.H. Oliveros, H.C. Lim, C.L. Haines, M.A. Rahman, and F.H. Sheldon. 2011. Diversification of an endemic Southeast Asian genus: phylogenetic relationships of the spiderhunters (Nectariniidae: Arachnothera). Auk 128: 777-788.
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