The little green sunbird (Anthreptes seimundi), also called Seimund's sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Nectarinia. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.[2][3]
| Little green sunbird | |
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| A. s. kruensis Ghana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Anthreptes |
| Species: | A. seimundi
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthreptes seimundi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1908)
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| Synonyms | |
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Nectarinia seimundi | |
Description edit
The little green sunbird is small, light yellow, and warbler-like; overall similar to the Bates's sunbird. It is 9 cm (about 3.5 inches) long.[3] The beak is slightly curved and has a small amount of pink. Around the eye is a pale ring. Its cry is high pitched.[2]
Name edit
The little green sunbird's binomial classification Anthreptes seimundi comes from its genus and Eibert Carl Henry Seimund, a British Taxidermist.[4]
Subspecies edit
- A. s. seimundi: Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)
- A. s. kruensis: Guinea and Sierra Leone to Ghana and Togo.
- A. s. minor: southern Nigeria and southern Cameroon east to Central African Republic, southern South Sudan, Uganda, and Rwanda, south to northern Angola and central Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
Gallery edit
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Little green sunbird (A. s. kruensis) composite
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References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Anthreptes seimundi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717683A131977855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717683A131977855.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Little Green Sunbird - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ a b c Oiseaux.net. "Souimanga de Seimund - Anthreptes seimundi - Little Green Sunbird". www.oiseaux.net. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ Cheke, Robert; Mann, Clive (2020). "Little Green Sunbird (Anthreptes seimundi), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.ligsun2.01. S2CID 216404388.
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