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;[[:Category:Arachnothera|Arachnothera]] modesta | ;[[:Category:Arachnothera|Arachnothera]] modesta | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
+ | 17–18 cm (6½-7 in) | ||
+ | *Golden olive-green upperparts | ||
+ | *Brownish feathering on crown | ||
+ | *Blackis-brown [[Topography#General Anatomy|remiges]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Endemic to Southeast [[Asia]]: found in [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]] (but probably not in Sabah<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>) | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''A. m. caena'': | ||
+ | :*Southern [[Burma]] and northern peninsular [[Thailand]] | ||
+ | *''A. m. modesta'': | ||
+ | :*Southern [[Thailand]] (south of Isthmus of Kra), [[Malaya|Malay Peninsula]] and western [[Borneo]] | ||
+ | *''A. m. concolor'': | ||
+ | :*[[Sumatra]] and Mentawi Archipelago | ||
+ | *''A. m. pars'': | ||
+ | :*Eastern [[Borneo]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Peat-swamp and secondary forests, dry coastal forests, coastal scrub and forest edges. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their diet consists mostly of spiders and other insects such as ants and crickets. They also eat nectar. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2042819 birdforum thread] discussing taxonomy and range of this species | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Arachnothera+modesta}} | {{GSearch|Arachnothera+modesta}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Arachnothera]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Arachnothera]] |
Latest revision as of 20:44, 18 December 2023
- Arachnothera modesta
Description
17–18 cm (6½-7 in)
- Golden olive-green upperparts
- Brownish feathering on crown
- Blackis-brown remiges
Identification
Distribution
Endemic to Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra (but probably not in Sabah[1])
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[2]:
- A. m. caena:
- A. m. modesta:
- Southern Thailand (south of Isthmus of Kra), Malay Peninsula and western Borneo
- A. m. concolor:
- Sumatra and Mentawi Archipelago
- A. m. pars:
- Eastern Borneo
Habitat
Peat-swamp and secondary forests, dry coastal forests, coastal scrub and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of spiders and other insects such as ants and crickets. They also eat nectar.
References
- birdforum thread discussing taxonomy and range of this species
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-breasted Spiderhunter. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-breasted_Spiderhunter