Hypogramma hypogrammicum
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In 3 days ~10%
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. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
A study published in 2011 appeared to show that the purple-naped spiderhunter was phylogenetically nested within the genus Arachnothera. A subsequent 2017 study, conducted by some of the same authors and using additional sequence data, found that the purple-naped spiderhunter occupied a basal position to Arachnothera. It was formerly placed in the genus Hypogramma until it was realised that the name was preoccupied within Lepidoptera.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 8 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 9 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 13 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-naped Spiderhunter sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 131st most-seen of the 228 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-naped Spiderhunter in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple-naped Spiderhunter sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Kuala Lumpur, in our data
Kuala Lumpur is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Purple-naped Spiderhunter sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nectariniidae
The closest relatives of the Purple-naped Spiderhunter that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (family Nectariniidae, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters) are Brown-throated Sunbird (about 20%), Spectacled Spiderhunter (about 10%) and Little Spiderhunter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purple-naped Spiderhunter is recorded against all the birds logged in Kuala Lumpur (50 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
