Purple-naped Spiderhunter

Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum (Müller, S, 1843)

≈14 cmLength11 gWeight

This bird occurs mainly in woods with herbaceous vegetation, sometimes also visiting tall trees in wooded gardens.

Busiest months: March and July · Most records: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March and July · Most records: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam

Purple-naped Spiderhunter has been recorded at 143 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Sepilok – Rainforest Discovery CenterMalaysia1,050 records
Gunung Panti Recreational Forest – Panti Bird Sanctuary and North AreaMalaysia567 records
Danum Valley Borneo Rainforest LodgeMalaysia456 records

More places

Taman Negara NP Kuala TahanMalaysia417 records
Khao Luang NP – Krung Ching Waterfall trail & campgroundThailand276 records
Danum Valley Field CentreMalaysia273 records
Cat Tien NPVietnam227 records
Khao Pra – Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary / Khao Nor Chu ChiThailand183 records
Sungai Congkak Recreational ForestMalaysia173 records
Taman Negara NP – Mutiara ResortMalaysia161 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Malaysia Thailand Vietnam China Cambodia Indonesia Laos Brunei

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The purple-naped spiderhunter or purple-naped sunbird (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is the only species in the genus Kurochkinegramma. It is found in Southeast Asia from Myanmar to Sumatra and Borneo.

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