Purple-naped sunbird

Purple-naped sunbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Hypogramma
Species: H. hypogrammicum
Binomial name
Hypogramma hypogrammicum
Müller, 1843

The purple-naped sunbird (Hypogramma hypogrammicum) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Hypogramma although it is phylogenetically nested within the genus Arachnothera in which it may alternately be treated.[2][3] It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Hypogramma hypogrammicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Moyle, Robert G; Taylor, Sabrina S; Oliveros, Carl H; Lim, Haw Chuan; Haines, Cheryl L; Rahman, Mustafa A; Sheldon, Frederick H (2011). "Diversification of an endemic Southeast Asian genus: Phylogenetic relationships of the spiderhunters (Nectariniidae:Arachnothera)". The Auk. 128 (4): 777. doi:10.1525/auk.2011.11019.
  3. ↑ "ITIS Report: Hypogramma". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hypogramma hypogrammicum": Classifications". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 December 2014.


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