Long-billed Spiderhunter

Long-billed Spiderhunter

Arachnothera robusta

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

In 3 days <5%

10 Verified sightings at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary From 2019 to 2026
404 In all 6 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Long-billed Spiderhunter

The long-billed spiderhunter (Arachnothera robusta) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:54

Malaysia · 2025

© Ding Li Yong · XC1023601 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song1:01

Malaysia · 2022

© Jason Bugay Reyes · XC710010 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:46

Malaysia · 2024

© Greg Irving · XC922002 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
3 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
4 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
6 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Long-billed Spiderhunter in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Spiderhunter sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 205th most-seen of the 231 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Long-billed Spiderhunter in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Spiderhunter in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Long-billed Spiderhunter?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-billed Spiderhunter sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary the best place to see a Long-billed Spiderhunter?

6th of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Long-billed Spiderhunter sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sepilok (Malaysia, about 10%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 10%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, under 5%).

Where does the Long-billed Spiderhunter sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Long-billed Spiderhunter is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (10 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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