Yet another of the 13 different Spiderhunters found throughout Asia... Whitehead's Spiderhunter was named after British explorer, John Whitehead. It is endemic to Borneo. On Sarawak, it is found on Mt. Dulit, Mt. Kalulong, Mt. Murud, Mt. Selidang, the Usun Apau Plateau, the Kelabit Uplands and Mt. Mulu. On Sabah, it is found on Mt. Kinabalu, Mt. Trus Madi and the Crocker Range and on Kalimantan Utara, the upper Bahau River and Mt. Lanjut. It prefers hilly dipterocarp forests and montane forests, and forest edges. It eats small arthropods, berries and nectar. It forages singly and in pairs, and occasionally in groups of up to five individuals. There are approximately 86,500 mature individuals left with a declining population trend. The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction.