Spiderhunter

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Arachnothera
Temminck, 1826
Species

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The spiderhunters are birds of the genus Arachnothera, part of the Sunbird family.

There are ten species:

  • Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris
  • Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster
  • Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta
  • Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
  • Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys
  • Naked-faced Spiderhunter Arachnothera clarae
  • Gray-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera modesta
  • Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis
  • Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
  • Whitehead's Spiderhunter Arachnothera juliae

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