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Arachnothera crassirostris(Reichenbach, 1853)

Thick-billed spiderhunter

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: Sumatra
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace. 1861 Arachnothera temmincki. Moore. ♂. Sumatra. 80.] [No. Brit. Mus. Reg. 73.5.12.977 Arachnothera crarsirostris ♂♂ Reich Loc. Sumatra Ex. Coll. ARWallace]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from Sumatra.

Taxon Information

Classification:
Vertebrata: Aves: Passeriformes: Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)
Taxon Name (original as given on label):
Arachnothera crassirostris
Collector:
A.R. Wallace
Locality of Specimen:
Sumatra
Specimen Repository:
Natural History Museum Tring