Cyanomitra verticalis (Latham, 1790) is a animal in the Nectariniidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyanomitra verticalis (Latham, 1790)

Cyanomitra verticalis (Latham, 1790)

Cyanomitra verticalis, the green-headed sunbird, is a Nectariniidae bird species found across multiple African countries.

Family
Genus
Cyanomitra
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Cyanomitra verticalis (Latham, 1790)

The green-headed sunbird, with the scientific name Cyanomitra verticalis, is a species of bird that belongs to the Nectariniidae family. This species has been recorded in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the 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.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Nectariniidae Cyanomitra

More from Nectariniidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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