Pale Spiderhunter
Arachnothera dilutior Sharpe, 1876
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The pale spiderhunter (Arachnothera dilutior) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines. Along with the orange-tufted spiderhunter, it was originally considered a subspecies of the little spiderhunter. It is predominantly grayish in color, with olive-green wings, a pale yellow belly and a bold yellow eyering.
Wikipedia contributors, Pale spiderhunter; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:35:38.061126+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Arachnothera dilutior Sharpe, 1876
- Name authority
- Sharpe, 1876
- Common name
- Pale Spiderhunter
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae
- Genus
- Arachnothera
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyNectariniidae Vigors, 1825
- genusArachnothera Temminck, 1826
- speciesArachnothera dilutior Sharpe, 1876
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Arachnothera. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Whitehead's SpiderhunterArachnothera juliae Sharpe, 1887 | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streaky-breasted SpiderhunterArachnothera affinis (Horsfield, 1821) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-eared SpiderhunterArachnothera chrysogenys (Temminck, 1826) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thick-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera crassirostris (Reichenbach, 1853) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-tufted SpiderhunterArachnothera flammifera Tweeddale, 1878 | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spectacled SpiderhunterArachnothera flavigaster (Eyton, 1839) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arachnothera modesta (Eyton, 1839) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera robusta S. Muller & Schlegel, 1845 | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Arachnothera longirostra dilutior Sharpe, 1876 Sharpe, 1876 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916800 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:G3W6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.