Green-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra verticalis - Souimanga à tête verte

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Nectariniidés
Genus
:
Cyanomitra
Species
:
verticalis

Descriptor

Latham, 1790

Biometrics

Size
: 15 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Green-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Cyanomitra verticalis verticalis (Senegal to w and n Cameroon)
Cyanomitra verticalis bohndorffi (c and s Cameroon and Central African Republic to n Angola and c DRCongo)
Cyanomitra verticalis cyanocephala (Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, w DRCongo and nw Angola)
Cyanomitra verticalis viridisplendens (s Sudan, Uganda and Kenya to Tanzania, n Malawi and ne Zambia)

Foreign names

Souimanga à tête verte,
Suimanga cabeciverde,
nectarínia-de-cabeça-verde,
Grünkopf-Nektarvogel,
zöldfejű nektármadár,
Groenkophoningzuiger,
Nettarinia testaverde,
grönhuvad solfågel,
Grønnhodesolfugl,
nektárovka zelenohlavá,
strdimil zelenohlavý,
Gråbuget Solfugl,
viherpäämedestäjä,
suimanga capverd,
nektarnik zielonogłowy,
Малахитовоголовая нектарница,
アオガシラタイヨウチョウ,
绿头花蜜鸟,
綠背花蜜鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens