Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Purple-naped Sunbird (Hypogramma hypogrammicum) - HBW 13, p. 257
French: Souimanga strié
German: Streifennektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Estriado
Other common names: Blue-naped/Banded Sunbird(!)
Taxonomy: Nectarinia hypogrammica S. Müller, 1843, Sumatra and Borneo.
No obvious close relatives; tongue morphology unique within family, on which grounds this species may even merit placement in its own subfamily. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lisettae (Delacour, 1926) - N Myanmar, S China (SW Yunnan), N Thailand and N & C Indochina.
- nuchale (Blyth, 1843) - S Myanmar, S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
- mariae (Deignan, 1943) - S Indochina, including E Cambodia.
- lisettae (Delacour, 1926) - N Myanmar, S China (SW Yunnan), N Thailand and N & C Indochina.
- nuchale (Blyth, 1843) - S Myanmar, S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
- mariae (Deignan, 1943) - S Indochina, including E Cambodia.
- natunense (Chasen, 1935) - N Natuna Is.
- hypogrammicum (S. Müller, 1843) - Sumatra and Borneo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a branch. Locality Khao Nor Chuchi, Southern Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 16 March 2008 3 years ago 13 sec 2.3
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A bird foraging around.
Locality Khao Nor Chuchi, Southern Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 16 March 2008 2 years ago 2
- No sound recordings available yet
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