Little green sunbird

Little green sunbird
A. s. kruensis
Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Anthreptes
Species:
A. seimundi
Binomial name
Anthreptes seimundi
Synonyms

Nectarinia seimundi

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 widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest.[2][3]

Description

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

The little green sunbird's binomial classification Anthreptes seimundi comes from its genus and Eibert Carl Henry Seimund, a British Taxidermist.[4]

Subspecies

  • 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]
  • Little green sunbird (A. s. kruensis) composite
    Little green sunbird (A. s. kruensis) composite

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Little Green Sunbird - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  3. ^ a b c Oiseaux.net. "Souimanga de Seimund - Anthreptes seimundi - Little Green Sunbird". www.oiseaux.net. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  4. ^ 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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