grey-breasted spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta) Description Arachnothera modesta, A. m. affinis
Date 1880
Source Shelley, G.E. (1880) A monograph of the Nectariniidae, or family of sun-birds., Self published https://archive.org/details/monographofnecta00she
Author John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gerrard_Keulemans
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arachnothera_modesta_-_affinis_Keulemans.jpg
The grey-breasted spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the streaky-breasted spiderhunter. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Nectariniidae, Genus: Arachnothera, Species: Arachnothera modesta (Eyton, 1839)