Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster)

Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	3,530,000
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	decreasing		suspected	-
Generation length (years)	4.2	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be frequent to uncommon (Cheke et al. 2001).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Brunei	extant	native	yes
Indonesia	extant	native	yes
Malaysia	extant	native	yes
Singapore	extinct	native	yes
Thailand	extant	native	yes
Vietnam	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Malaysia	Nakawan Range
Malaysia	Bintang Range
Malaysia	Belum-Temenggor
Malaysia	Kledang Range
Malaysia	Central Titiwangsa Range
Malaysia	Selangor Heritage Park
Malaysia	Endau-Rompin
Malaysia	Panti forest
Malaysia	Krau Wildlife Reserve
Malaysia	Taman Negara National Park
Malaysia	South-east Pahang peat swamp forest
Malaysia	Crocker Range
Malaysia	Mount Kinabalu
Malaysia	Trus Madi Range
Malaysia	Maliau Basin Conservation Area
Malaysia	Tabin Wildlife Reserve
Malaysia	Kabili-Sepilok
Malaysia	Tanjung Datu-Samunsam Protected Area
Malaysia	Gunung Pueh
Malaysia	Bako-Buntal Bay
Malaysia	Bau Limestone
Malaysia	Sadong-Saribas coast
Malaysia	Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary
Malaysia	Danum-Linau
Malaysia	Dulit Range
Malaysia	Similajau National Park
Malaysia	Niah National Park
Malaysia	Lambir Hills National Park
Malaysia	Kelabit Highlands
Thailand	Bala Sector, Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
Thailand	Bu Do - Sungai Padi
Thailand	Chaloem Pra Kiet (Pa Phru to Daeng)
Thailand	Hala Sector, Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary and Bang Lang National Park
Thailand	Kaeng Krachan
Thailand	Khao Banthad
Thailand	Khao Luang
Thailand	Khao Nor Chuchi
Thailand	Thaleban

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits	(max) 1800 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Arachnothera flavigaster. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/spectacled-spiderhunter-arachnothera-flavigaster on 27/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 27/09/2023.