Purple-naped Spiderhunter
Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum(Müller, S, 1843)
English (US) Purple-naped Spiderhunter
The Purple-naped Spiderhunter (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Purple-naped Spiderhunter
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum lisettae
- Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum mariae
- Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum nuchale
- Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum hypogrammicum
- Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum natunense
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Nectarinia hypogrammica
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1843)
- Type locality
- Sumatra and Borneo.
- Original description
- Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Zoologie Land-Volk. pt6,7or8 p.173,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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