Gray-breasted Spiderhunter

Gray-breasted Spiderhunter

Arachnothera modesta

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Taman Negara National Park

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

193 Verified sightings at Taman Negara National Park From 2019 to 2026
771 In all 6 parks
October 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 Taman Negara National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter sighting in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, based on 193 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 293 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 Taman Negara National Park?

April–May, July and October–November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June, August–September and December–March, 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 Taman Negara National Park the best place to see a Gray-breasted Spiderhunter?

3rd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Gray-breasted Spiderhunter sightings, Taman Negara National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 50%) and Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Gray-breasted Spiderhunter live in Taman Negara National Park?

Same genus: Arachnothera

The closest relatives of the Gray-breasted Spiderhunter that you can see in Taman Negara National Park (genus Arachnothera, Typical Spiderhunters) are Little Spiderhunter (about 10%) and Spectacled Spiderhunter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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 Taman Negara National Park (193 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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