Arachnothera modesta
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter sighting in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, based on 365 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, against about 30% in September and October, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Gray-breasted Spiderhunter sightings, Khao Luang National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same genus: Arachnothera
The closest relatives of the Gray-breasted Spiderhunter that you can see in Khao Luang National Park (genus Arachnothera, Typical Spiderhunters) are Little Spiderhunter (about 50%), Yellow-eared Spiderhunter (about 30%) and Spectacled Spiderhunter (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-breasted Spiderhunter is recorded against all the birds logged in Khao Luang National Park (365 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.
