Tuesday 12 April 2016

Bornean Spiderhunter

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)
Bornean Spiderhunter
Arachnothera everetti
婆罗洲捕蛛鸟 (pó luó zhōu bǔ zhū niǎo)

    Malay : Kelicap-Jantung Kelabu Besar
    Japanese : ムナフ クモカリドリ (muna-fu kumo-kari-dori)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 胸斑蜘蛛狩り鳥


    Taxonomy update for 2012
An isolated Bornean population is split from Streaky-breasted
Spiderhunter (Arachnothera affinis). :
- Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera affinis)
- Bornean Spiderhunter (Arachnothera everetti)
    
    Size : 21 cm
    
    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Arachnothera everetti everetti (Sharpe, 1893)
    – Mts. of N and Central Borneo.
  • Arachnothera everetti pars (Riley, 1939)
    – E Borneo.

Date : 08 April 2016
Location : Danum Valley Conservation Area, Daerah Lahad Datu, Bahagian Tawau, Sabah

Date : 08 April 2016
Location : Danum Valley Conservation Area, Daerah Lahad Datu, Bahagian Tawau, Sabah

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