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Cyanomitra verticalis

Green-headed Sunbird


Cyanomitra verticalis

(Latham, J, 1790)
Family: Nectariniidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Certhia verticalis.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cyanomitra verticalis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242330210/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionSector Rushaga, Parque Nacional Bosque Impenetrable de Bwindi1Hugo Caverzasi
225964419/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionBweza Lodge Mkoa wa Magharibi1Silvina Collado
225857419/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionBweza Lodge Mkoa wa Magharibi1Julian Uriel Collado
225828219/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionBwindi National ParkSilvina Collado
111447229/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionChimpanzee Guesthouse LodgeVictor Hugo Michelini
112622226/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionBwindi National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
95987526/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionBwindi National Park1Diego Oscar
114429723/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionLake Mburo National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
92293815/06/2018UgandaWestern RegionBwindi National ParkEugenia Boggiano
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Green-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.