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The genus Arachnothera, part of the sunbird family Nectariniidae, contains birds known as spiderhunters.
The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter" and the species epithet refers to the long beak.

1/ Spectacled spiderhunter (Bắp chuối bụng vàng, Arachnothera flavigaster)

2/ Streaky-breasted spiderhunter (Bắp chuối bụng xám, Arachnothera affinis)

3/ Streaked spiderhunter (Bắp chuối đốm đen, Arachnothera magna)

4/ Yellow-eared spiderhunter (Bắp chuối má vàng, Arachnothera chrysogenys)

5/ Little spiderhunter (Bắp chuối mỏ dài, Arachnothera longirostra)

Grey-breasted spiderhunter 
(Arachnothera modesta)

The grey-breasted spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
The bird is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter".
 Arachnothera 
 arachno- arachnid; arachnidial; spider. 
 Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase.

modesta, modestum, modestus: Latin plain, modest.

Little spiderhunter
(Bắp chuối mỏ dài, Arachnothera longirostra)

The little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) is a species of long-billed nectar-feeding bird in the family Nectariniidae found in the moist forests of South and Southeast Asia.

This bird species is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter".
 Arachnothera 
 arachno- arachnid; arachnidial; spider. 
 Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase.

The species epithet refers to the long beak:
 Latin longus: long;
 rostra, rostrum: Latin for bill;
 -rostris: Latin -billed.

Spectacled spiderhunter 
(Bắp chuối bụng vàng, Arachnothera flavigaster)

The spectacled spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
The bird is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter".
 Arachnothera 
 arachno- arachnid; arachnidial; spider. 
 Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase.

flavigaster: Latin flavus yellow; gaster belly.

Streaked Spiderhunter 
(Bắp chuối đốm đen, Arachnothera magna)

The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter" and the species epithet refers to the long beak.

Arachnothera 
arachno- arachnid; arachnidial; spider. 
thera or thira: Santorini (an island in Greece)
Arachnothera Greek arakhne: spider; -theras hunter (therao: to hunt).

magna Latin magnus great

Streaky-breasted spiderhunter 
(Bắp chuối bụng xám, Arachnothera affinis)

The streaky-breasted spiderhunter (Arachnothera affinis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter".
 Arachnothera 
 arachno- arachnid; arachnidial; spider. 
 Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase.

affinis is from Latin adfinis or affinis meaning "related" or "allied".

Yellow-eared spiderhunter 
(Bắp chuối má vàng, Arachnothera chrysogenys)

The yellow-eared spiderhunter (Arachnothera chrysogenys) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
The bird is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. 

The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter".
 Arachnothera 
 arachno- arachnid; arachnidial; spider. 
 Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase.

chrysogenys: Greek khrusos gold; genus cheek.