Little green sunbird
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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.[1][2]
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.[2] The beak is slightly curved and has a small amount of pink. Around the eye is a pale ring. Its cry is high pitched.[1]
Name
The little green sunbird's binomial classification Anthreptes seimundi comes from its genus and Eibert Carl Henry Seimund, a British Taxidermist.[3]
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.[2]
Gallery
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Little green sunbird (A. s. kruensis) composite
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References
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