Orange-tufted spiderhunter

The orange-tufted spiderhunter (Arachnothera flammifera) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in the southern and eastern Philippines. It was originally considered a subspecies of the little spiderhunter.

Orange-tufted spiderhunter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Arachnothera
Species:
A. flammifera
Binomial name
Arachnothera flammifera
(Tweeddale, 1878)

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.
  1. BirdLife International 2018. Arachnothera flammifera. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T103778923A132044412. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103778923A132044412.en. Downloaded on 22 March 2019.
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