How big is a Spectacled Spiderhunter?

The Spectacled Spiderhunter is a small sized bird weighing about 38 g.

Where can you see a Spectacled Spiderhunter?

The Spectacled Spiderhunter occurs in 4 countries, including Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei.

What birds look similar to a Spectacled Spiderhunter?

The Spectacled Spiderhunter is most easily confused with the Yellow-eared Spiderhunter, the Grey-breasted Spiderhunter and the Long-billed Spiderhunter.

Is the Spectacled Spiderhunter endangered?

The Spectacled Spiderhunter is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Spectacled Spiderhunter

Arachnothera flavigaster

Spiderhunters and Sunbirds · Passeriformes · Rare

The Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster) is a rare spiderhunters and sunbird found in 4 countries, weighing about 38 g. The spectacled spiderhunter is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

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Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster), photo 1 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster), photo 2 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster), photo 3 — Photo: Daniel Onneweer · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster), photo 4 — Photo: anukma · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster), photo 5 — Photo: Brodie Cass Talbott · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster), photo 6 — Photo: Brodie Cass Talbott · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster), photo 7 — Photo: Adam Kamal · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster), photo 8 — Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster), photo 9 — Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster), photo 10 — Photo: Vsevolod Rudyi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Spectacled Spiderhunter

The spectacled spiderhunter 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. The total length of this species is around 22 cm (8.7 in) and body mass is around 38.4 to 49 g.

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Where it lives

Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Brunei

When to see it

The Spectacled Spiderhunter can be seen all year round, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Spectacled Spiderhunter look like?: The spectacled spiderhunter is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
How big is a Spectacled Spiderhunter?: The Spectacled Spiderhunter is a small sized bird weighing about 38 g.
Where can you see a Spectacled Spiderhunter?: The Spectacled Spiderhunter occurs in 4 countries, including Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei.
What birds look similar to a Spectacled Spiderhunter?: The Spectacled Spiderhunter is most easily confused with the Yellow-eared Spiderhunter, the Grey-breasted Spiderhunter and the Long-billed Spiderhunter.
Is the Spectacled Spiderhunter endangered?: The Spectacled Spiderhunter is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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