Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta) - HBW 13, p. 319
French: Arachnothère modeste
German: Graubrust-Spinnenjäger
Spanish: Arañero Modesto
Taxonomy: Anthreptes modesta Eyton, 1839, Peninsular Malaysia.
Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with A. affinis; the two overlap in range in Borneo, but are segregated by altitude. Present species and nominate race of latter have been treated as conspecific (with race everetti of A. affinis then treated as a separate species). Geographical variation not well marked; caena intergrades with nominate in S Myanmar (Tenasserim) and S Thailand and could perhaps be merged with it. Proposed race heliophilus (described from Loh Sidoh Bay, in NW Sumatra) considered indistinguishable from concolor. Three subspeci.. View all taxonomy...
Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with A. affinis; the two overlap in range in Borneo, but are segregated by altitude. Present species and nominate race of latter have been treated as conspecific (with race everetti of A. affinis then treated as a separate species). Geographical variation not well marked; caena intergrades with nominate in S Myanmar (Tenasserim) and S Thailand and could perhaps be merged with it. Proposed race heliophilus (described from Loh Sidoh Bay, in NW Sumatra) considered indistinguishable from concolor. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- caena Deignan, 1956 - extreme S Myanmar (S Tenasserim) and SW Thailand.
- modesta (Eyton, 1839) - Malay Peninsula and Borneo.
- concolor Snelleman, 1887 - Sumatra, including Mentawai Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird extracting nectar from flowers, and calling once. Locality Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp modesta)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2006 3 years ago 21 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding on nectar from several flowers in a tree. Locality Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp modesta)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2006 3 years ago 22 sec 4.2 -
A perched individual, partially hidden by a branch Locality Bornean Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp modesta)
Greg Baker 30 April 2003 36 weeks ago 32 sec 4
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birds captured and released for research
Locality Maran, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia
rusli 17 April 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
A bird feeding on a banana flower.
Locality Khao Phanom Bencha National Park, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp caena)
Christophe Gouraud 29 November 2009 2 years ago 3
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