Alternative name: Purple-naped Spiderhunter
- Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum
Arachnothera hypogrammicum ; Hypogramma hypogrammicum (but Hypogramma cannot be used for a bird as it had been used in Lepidoptera).
Identification
Photo © by Oregonian
Poring Hot Springs, Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia, May 2011
12·7–15 cm (5-6 in)
Male
- Green overall plumage
- Bright green streaking on underparts
Distribution
Asia:
Asia: found in China
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Natuna Islands.
Taxonomy
Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum is the only species in the genus Kurochkinegramma.
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- K. h. lisettae:
- K. h. mariae:
- K. h. nuchale:
- South Myanmar to southern Thailand and Malay Peninsula
- K. h. hypogrammicum:
- K. h. natunense:
- North Natuna Islands (South China Sea)
Habitat
They can be found in various forested habitats, including peat swamp forests, second growth and plantations.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects and spiders in addition to nectar, fruits and seeds. They usually feed below 5m.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Purple-naped Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Purple-naped_Sunbird
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