Arachnothera everetti
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In 3 days <5%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Spiderhunter sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 218th most-seen of the 242 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Spiderhunter in Sepilok on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Bornean Spiderhunter sightings, Sepilok ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%) and Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same genus: Arachnothera
The closest relatives of the Bornean Spiderhunter that you can see in Sepilok (genus Arachnothera, Typical Spiderhunters) are Little Spiderhunter (about 30%), Yellow-eared Spiderhunter (about 20%) and Thick-billed Spiderhunter (about 20%), 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 Sepilok (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.
