Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
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Yellow-eared Spiderhunter

Arachnothera chrysogenys

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
25 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The yellow-eared spiderhunter (Arachnothera chrysogenys) 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 forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eared Spiderhunter sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Whitehead's Spiderhunter
LC

Whitehead's Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera juliae

10–20% · With luck
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

5–10% · With luck
Bornean Spiderhunter

Bornean Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera everetti

5–10% · With luck
Thick-billed Spiderhunter
LC

Thick-billed Spiderhunter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arachnothera crassirostris

<5% · Rare
Long-billed Spiderhunter
LC

Long-billed Spiderhunter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arachnothera robusta

<5% · Rare
Spectacled Spiderhunter
LC

Spectacled Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera flavigaster

<5% · Rare
Temminck's Sunbird
LC

Temminck's Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga temminckii

60–70% · Likely
Brown-throated Sunbird
LC

Brown-throated Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthreptes malacensis

5–10% · With luck
Crimson Sunbird
LC

Crimson Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga siparaja

5–10% · With luck
Plain Sunbird
LC

Plain Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthreptes simplex

5–10% · Rare
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
LC

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chalcoparia singalensis

<5% · Rare
Purple-naped Spiderhunter

Purple-naped Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypogramma hypogrammicum

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
4 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
6 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
8 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-eared Spiderhunter in Kinabalu Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eared Spiderhunter sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-eared Spiderhunter in Kinabalu Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-eared Spiderhunter in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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