Spectacled Spiderhunter

Arachnothera flavigaster

(Eyton, TC, 1839)
Arañero de anteojos

Family: Nectariniidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Anthreptes flavigaster.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description

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. The total length of this species is around 22 cm and body mass is around .

Source: Wikipedia, article Arachnothera flavigaster. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.