Gray-breasted Spiderhunter

Gray-breasted Spiderhunter

Arachnothera modesta

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kaeng Krachan National Park

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

61 Verified sightings at Kaeng Krachan National Park From 2019 to 2026
771 In all 6 parks
August Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Gray-breasted Spiderhunter

The grey-breasted spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the streaky-breasted spiderhunter.

BirdLife International 2004. Arachnothera modesta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Begging call0:40

Malaysia · 2026

© Lim Ying Hien 林勇贤 · XC1159752 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:19

Indonesia · 2016

© Mike Nelson · XC681403 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:31

Thailand · 2009

© David Farrow · XC42625 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~50%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
3 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
4 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 270th most-seen of the 360 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter?

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-breasted Spiderhunter sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Kaeng Krachan National Park the best place to see a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter?

6th of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Gray-breasted Spiderhunter sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 50%), Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 10%).

Where does the Gray-breasted Spiderhunter sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gray-breasted Spiderhunter is recorded against all the birds logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (61 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.

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