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Revision as of 17:05, 26 September 2017
- Cyanomitra verticalis
Nectarinia verticalis
Identification
13–14·5 cm (5-5¾ in)
- Green head, nape, throat and upper breast
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zaire
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi
Taxonomy
This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus Cinnyris from the genus Nectarinia.
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- C. v. verticalis:
- C. v. viridisplendens:
- Western and southern South Sudan and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to central Kenya, south to northeastern Zambia and northern Malawi
- C. v. boehndorffi:
- Southern Cameroon to Central African Republic, northern Angola and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo
- C. v. cyanocephala:
- Coastal Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to mouth of Congo River
Habitat
Forests, savana, farmland and gardens with trees.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of nectar, insects, small fruits and seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-headed Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-headed_Sunbird
