Arachnothera everetti
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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. It is endemic to the island of Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The species is recognised by IOC, but not by BirdLife International. If not valid as a species, it may be considered as a subspecies of Arachnothera affinis or Arachnothera modesta. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Spiderhunter sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 152 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 84th most-seen of the 247 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.
July–August and November–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Spiderhunter in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and September–October, the lowest months.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bornean 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Bornean Spiderhunter sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%).
Same genus: Arachnothera
The closest relatives of the Bornean Spiderhunter that you can see in Kinabalu Park (genus Arachnothera, Typical Spiderhunters) are Whitehead's Spiderhunter (about 20%) and Little Spiderhunter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bornean Spiderhunter is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabalu Park (152 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.
