The green-headed sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.

Green-headed sunbird
Male, Uganda
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cyanomitra
Species:
C. verticalis
Binomial name
Cyanomitra verticalis
(Latham, 1790)
Synonyms

Nectarinia verticalis

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cyanomitra verticalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717738A94548805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717738A94548805.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.