Bornean Spiderhunter
Bornean Spiderhunter

Bornean Spiderhunter

Arachnothera everetti

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
135 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Bornean spiderhunter (Arachnothera everetti) is a doubtful species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Spiderhunter sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Whitehead's Spiderhunter
LC

Whitehead's Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera juliae

10–20% · With luck
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

5–10% · With luck
Thick-billed Spiderhunter
LC

Thick-billed Spiderhunter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arachnothera crassirostris

<5% · Rare
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
LC

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera chrysogenys

<5% · Rare
Long-billed Spiderhunter
LC

Long-billed Spiderhunter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arachnothera robusta

<5% · Rare
Spectacled Spiderhunter
LC

Spectacled Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera flavigaster

<5% · Rare
Temminck's Sunbird
LC

Temminck's Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga temminckii

60–70% · Likely
Brown-throated Sunbird
LC

Brown-throated Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthreptes malacensis

5–10% · With luck
Crimson Sunbird
LC

Crimson Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga siparaja

5–10% · With luck
Plain Sunbird
LC

Plain Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthreptes simplex

5–10% · Rare
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
LC

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chalcoparia singalensis

<5% · Rare
Purple-naped Spiderhunter

Purple-naped Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypogramma hypogrammicum

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bornean Spiderhunter in Kinabalu Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Spiderhunter sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bornean Spiderhunter in Kinabalu Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Bornean Spiderhunter in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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