Little green sunbird | |
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A. s. kruensis Ghana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Anthreptes |
Species: | A. seimundi |
Binomial name | |
Anthreptes seimundi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1908) | |
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]
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]
The little green sunbird's binomial classification Anthreptes seimundi comes from its genus and Eibert Carl Henry Seimund, a British Taxidermist. [4]