Little green sunbird

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

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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

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. 1 2 "Little Green Sunbird - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  3. 1 2 3 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.