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Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Arachnothera affinis and A. modesta (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as A. affinis following Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993). A. everetti was previously split following Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993) but is now lumped with A. affinis (del Hoyo and Collar 2016)

 

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2024 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Not Recognised
2008 Not Recognised
2004 Not Recognised
2000 Not Recognised
1994 Not Recognised
1988 Not Recognised
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass 24 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 1,520,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 3.98 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified. The species is described as uncommon on Borneo, but commoner on Java and Bali (del Hoyo et al. 2008). This species is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 3.8% within its mapped range over the past 10 years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Therefore, as a precautionary measure, it is tentatively suspected that this loss of cover may have led to a decline of between 1-19% in the species' population size over the same time frame.

Trend justification:   .


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Brunei extant native yes
Indonesia extant native yes
Malaysia extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Malaysia Crocker Range
Malaysia Danum Valley Conservation Area
Malaysia Kabili-Sepilok
Malaysia Kelabit Highlands
Malaysia Maliau Basin Conservation Area
Malaysia Mount Kinabalu
Malaysia Tabin Wildlife Reserve
Malaysia Tawau Hills Park
Malaysia Trus Madi Range

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland major resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Altitude 900 - 1600 m Occasional altitudinal limits (min) 305 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/streaky-breasted-spiderhunter-arachnothera-affinis on 24/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 24/11/2024.