The pale spiderhunter (Arachnothera dilutior) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Palawan. It was originally considered a subspecies of the little spiderhunter. They are predominantly grayish in color, with a olive-green wings, and a pale yellow belly. [2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Arachnothera |
| Species: | A. dilutior
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| Binomial name | |
| Arachnothera dilutior Sharpe, 1876
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References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Arachnothera dilutior". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103778680A104295930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103778680A104295930.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Pale Spiderhunter - eBird". ebird.org.
- Moyle, R.G., S.S. Taylor, C.H. Oliveros, H.C. Lim, C.L. Haines, M.A. Rahman, and F.H. Sheldon. 2011. Diversification of an endemic Southeast Asian genus: phylogenetic relationships of the spiderhunters (Nectariniidae: Arachnothera). Auk 128: 777–788.