Arachnothera crassirostris
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-billed Spiderhunter sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 145th most-seen of the 247 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-billed Spiderhunter in Kinabalu Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Thick-billed Spiderhunter sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sepilok (Malaysia, about 20%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 10%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, under 5%).
Same genus: Arachnothera
The closest relatives of the Thick-billed Spiderhunter that you can see in Kinabalu Park (genus Arachnothera, Typical Spiderhunters) are Whitehead's Spiderhunter (about 20%), Little Spiderhunter (about 10%) and Bornean 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 Kinabalu Park (34 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.
