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Spectacled spiderhunter

Arachnothera flavigaster (Eyton, 1839)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The spectacled spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster) is a species in the family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 38.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Spectacled spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster)
Photo: Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the spectacled spiderhunter

Weight
38.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the spectacled spiderhunter live?

Not recorded

What is the spectacled spiderhunter?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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 (8.7 in) and body mass is around 38.4 to 49 g (1.35 to 1.73 oz).

From the Wikipedia article “Spectacled spiderhunter” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spectacled_spiderhunter&oldid=1315209535), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the spectacled spiderhunter endangered?

The spectacled spiderhunter is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the spectacled spiderhunter classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyNectariniidae
  6. genusArachnothera
  7. SpeciesArachnothera flavigaster (Eyton, 1839)

Synonyms Anthreptes flavigaster, Arachnothera eytoni, Arachnothera flaviventris

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • aranyera d'ulleresCatalan
  • strdimil brýlovýCzech
  • heliwr corynnod sbectologWelsh
  • Brille EdderkoppejægerDanish
  • Brille-edderkoppejægerDanish
  • BrillenspinnenjägerGerman
  • okulvitra aranekaptuloEsperanto
  • Arañero de anteojosSpanish
  • rillilukkinenFinnish
  • Arachnothère à lunettesFrench
  • krupnooki medosasCroatian
  • pápaszemes pókvadászHungarian
  • Pijantung tasmakIndonesian
  • Cacciaragni dagli occhialiItalian
  • オオキミミクモカリドリJapanese
  • akiniuotoji voralesėLithuanian
  • GeeloorspinnenjagerDutch
  • brilleedderkoppjegerNorwegian
  • pajęcznik okularowyPolish
  • aranheiro-de-óculosPortuguese
  • papa-aranhas-de-lunetasPortuguese
  • Очковая пауколовкаRussian
  • Большая желтощёкая нектарница-пауколовкаRussian
  • pavučiarka okuliarnatáSlovak
  • Naočarasti paučarSerbian
  • glasögonspindeljägareSwedish
  • นกปลีกล้วยหูเหลืองใหญ่Thai
  • Gözlüklü ÖrümcekavcısıTurkish
  • павуколов великийUkrainian
  • 大黃耳捕蛛鳥Chinese
  • 大黄耳捕蛛鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the spectacled spiderhunter

Other species in the same genus Arachnothera.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the spectacled spiderhunter?

An adult spectacled spiderhunter weighs 38.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the spectacled spiderhunter endangered?

The spectacled spiderhunter is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the spectacled spiderhunter?

The spectacled spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster) belongs to the family Nectariniidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{spectacled_spiderhunter_2026,
  title = {Spectacled spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spectacled-spiderhunter},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}