Gray-breasted Spiderhunter

Gray-breasted Spiderhunter

Arachnothera modesta

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Khao Sok National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

120 Verified sightings at Khao Sok National Park From 2019 to 2026
771 In all 6 parks
March 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 Khao Sok National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 120 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 213 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

February–March, June–July, September and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January, April–May, August and October–November, the lowest months.

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 Khao Sok National Park the best place to see a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter?

2nd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Gray-breasted Spiderhunter sightings, Khao Sok National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 50%).

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 Khao Sok National Park (120 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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