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Naked-faced Spiderhunter
Arachnothera clarae Blasius, W, 1890
Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
Naked-faced Spiderhunter, Arachnothera clarae, is a passerine of the Philippines, breeding in Luzon, East Visayas and the Mindanao group. It belongs to the sunbird family and was described by Blasius in 1890. It is a forest and shrubland bird of lowlands and lower mountain areas. Its most notable feature is the orange bare skin at the base of the bill, with an extra naked patch above the bill in birds from the east-central part of its range. It has a long, downcurved bill and is found in the Oriental Region.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Luzon, East Visayas and Mindanao group (n to s Philippines)
