Little green sunbird

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Little green sunbird
Little green sunbird (Anthreptes seimundi kruensis) 1.jpg
A. s. kruensis
Ghana

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
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 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.

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

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.


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