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.
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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.
- 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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