Purple-naped Sunbird (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum) [XC653878]
by Jelle Scharringa from Rainforest Discovery Center, Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (call)
Purple-naped Sunbird (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum) [XC290927]
by Peter Boesman from Swamp loop. Taman Negara, Pahang, Malaysia (call)
Subspecies
No obvious close relatives. Tongue morphology unique within family, on which grounds this species may even merit placement in its own subfamily.
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
lisettae (Delacour, 1926) - Northern Myanmar, southern China (south-western Yunnan), northern Thailand and northern and central Indochina.
nuchale (Blyth, 1843) - Southern Myanmar, southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
mariae (Deignan, 1943) - Southern Indochina, including eastern Cambodia.
natunense (Chasen, 1935) - Northern Natuna Is.
hypogrammicum (Müller, S, 1843) - Sumatra and Borneo.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet