Spectacled Spiderhunter
Arachnothera flavigaster
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Spiderhunters and Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The spectacled spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This is both the largest spiderhunter and the largest representative of the entire sunbird
family.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Spectacled spiderhunter
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
