Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Purple-naped Spiderhunter
Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum
Purple-naped Spiderhunter (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Purple-naped Spiderhunter (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum) is a member of the Nectariniidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 11.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Nectariniidae Sunbirds
- Genus Kurochkinegramma
- Species hypogrammicum
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11.4 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Nectariniidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Purple-naped Spiderhunter is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Purple-naped Spiderhunter is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Purple-naped Spiderhunter (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum) is a member of the Nectariniidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Myanmar to Sumatra and Borneo.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.4 g, with a wing length of about 6.6 cm and a tail of around 4.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Purple-naped Spiderhunter?
The Purple-naped Spiderhunter is a very small bird that weighs around 11.4 g.
Where does the Purple-naped Spiderhunter live?
The Purple-naped Spiderhunter is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Myanmar to Sumatra and Borneo, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Purple-naped Spiderhunter belong to?
The Purple-naped Spiderhunter (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum) belongs to the Nectariniidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Purple-naped Spiderhunter eat?
The Purple-naped Spiderhunter is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Purple-naped Spiderhunter migrate?
The Purple-naped Spiderhunter is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Purple-naped Spiderhunter endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Purple-naped Spiderhunter make?
1 real field recording of the Purple-naped Spiderhunter — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
Conservation
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