Whitehead's spiderhunter
| Whitehead's spiderhunter | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Arachnothera |
| Species: | A. juliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Arachnothera juliae Sharpe, 1887 | |
The Whitehead's spiderhunter (Arachnothera juliae) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is endemic to the island of Borneo.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.It is named after the British explorer John Whitehead (1860-1899) who collected natural history specimens in Borneo and elsewhere in Southeast Asia.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Arachnothera juliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Phillipps, Quentin; & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women commemorated in the common names of birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0-7136-6647-1.