Arachnothera crassirostris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The thick-billed spiderhunter (Arachnothera crassirostris) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-billed Spiderhunter sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 112 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 141st most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-billed Spiderhunter in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in June, October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thick-billed Spiderhunter sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Thick-billed Spiderhunter sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Sepilok (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same genus: Arachnothera
The closest relatives of the Thick-billed Spiderhunter that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (genus Arachnothera, Typical Spiderhunters) are Little Spiderhunter (about 60%), Bornean Spiderhunter (about 30%) and Spectacled Spiderhunter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thick-billed Spiderhunter is recorded against all the birds logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (112 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
