Hypogramma hypogrammicum
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
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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Thailand · 2025
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Malaysia · 2011
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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 | Kubah National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 9 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 10 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-naped Spiderhunter sighting in Kubah National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 56th most-seen of the 92 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-naped Spiderhunter in Kubah National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April, June–August, October and December, the lowest months. January–February, September and November have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple-naped Spiderhunter sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Purple-naped Spiderhunter sightings, Kubah National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 40%), Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 30%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Nectariniidae
The closest relatives of the Purple-naped Spiderhunter that you can see in Kubah National Park (family Nectariniidae, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters) are Brown-throated Sunbird (about 30%), Little Spiderhunter (about 20%) and Plain Sunbird (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 Kubah National Park (12 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
