Green-headed sunbird
Cyanomitra verticalis (Latham, 1790)
The green-headed sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis) is a species in the family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.4 g to 15 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the green-headed sunbird
- Weight
- 13.4 g – 15 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the green-headed sunbird live?
Not recorded
What is the green-headed sunbird?
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.
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Is the green-headed sunbird endangered?
The green-headed sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the green-headed sunbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyNectariniidae
- genusCyanomitra
- SpeciesCyanomitra verticalis (Latham, 1790)
Synonyms Certhia verticalis, Nectarinia verticalis
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- GHSUEnglish
- suimanga capverdCatalan
- strdimil zelenohlavýCzech
- aderyn haul penwyrddWelsh
- Gråbuget SolfuglDanish
- GrünkopfnektarvogelGerman
- Grünkopf-NektarvogelGerman
- verdakapa nektarinioEsperanto
- Suimanga cabeciverdeSpanish
- viherpäämedestäjäFinnish
- Souimanga à tête verteFrench
- blistavoglavi medosasCroatian
- zöldfejű nektármadárHungarian
- Nettarinia testaverdeItalian
- アオガシラタイヨウチョウJapanese
- žaliagalvė gelsvoji nektarinaLithuanian
- GroenkophoningzuigerDutch
- grønnhodesolfuglNorwegian
- nektarnik zielonogłowyPolish
- beija-flor-de-cabeça-verdePortuguese
- nectarínia-de-cabeça-verdePortuguese
- Зелоноголовая нектарницаRussian
- Малахитовоголовая нектарницаRussian
- nektárovka zelenohlaváSlovak
- Zelenoglava sunčicaSerbian
- grönhuvad solfågelSwedish
- Yeşil Başlı NektarkuşuTurkish
- нектарик зеленоголовийUkrainian
- 綠背花蜜鳥Chinese
- 绿头花蜜鸟Chinese
Relatives of the green-headed sunbird
Other species in the same genus Cyanomitra.
Olive sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
Gray sunbird
Cyanomitra veroxii
Blue-headed sunbird
Cyanomitra alinae
Blue-throated brown sunbird
Cyanomitra cyanolaema
Cameroon sunbird
Cyanomitra oritis
Bannerman's sunbird
Cyanomitra bannermani
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the green-headed sunbird?
An adult green-headed sunbird weighs 13.4 g – 15 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the green-headed sunbird endangered?
The green-headed sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the green-headed sunbird?
The green-headed sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis) belongs to the family Nectariniidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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