Borneo: in Sarawak (Mt Dulit, Mt Kalulong, Mt Murud, Mt Selidang, Usun Apau Plateau, Kelabit Uplands and Mt Mulu), Sabah (Mt Kinabalu, Mt Trus Madi and Crocker Range) and Kalimantan Timur (upper R Bahau and Mt Lanjut).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Whitehead's Spiderhunter (Arachnothera juliae) [XC653410]
by Peter de Rouw from Sabah (near Ranau), Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah, Malaysia (call, flight call)
Whitehead's Spiderhunter (Arachnothera juliae) [XC205441]
by id from Bakalalan, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia (call, song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Very distinctive species with no obvious close relatives.