Cyanomitra verticalis (Latham, 1790)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Green-headed sunbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:56:57.100898+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyanomitra verticalis (Latham, 1790)
- Name authority
- (Latham, 1790)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae
- Genus
- Cyanomitra
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyNectariniidae Vigors, 1825
- genusCyanomitra Reichenbach, 1853
- speciesCyanomitra verticalis (Latham, 1790)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyanomitra. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinae Jackson, 1904 | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bannerman's SunbirdCyanomitra bannermani Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1943 | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyanomitra olivacea (A. Smith, 1840) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyanomitra cyanolaema (Jardine & Fraser, 1852) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyanomitra oritis (Reichenow, 1892) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyanomitra veroxii (A. Smith, 1831) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Nectarinia verticalis (Latham, 1790) (Latham, 1790) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916397 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:32NNS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.