Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi Scientific name definitions
Robert Cheke and Clive Mann
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2008
Text last updated January 1, 2008
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | suimanga de Seimund |
Dutch | Kortstaarthoningzuiger |
English | Little Green Sunbird |
English (United States) | Little Green Sunbird |
French | Souimanga de Seimund |
French (France) | Souimanga de Seimund |
German | Stutzschwanz-Nektarvogel |
Japanese | コミドリタイヨウチョウ |
Norwegian | grønnsolfugl |
Polish | nektarzyk mały |
Portuguese (Angola) | Beija-flor-oliváceo-pequeno |
Russian | Пеночковая нектарница |
Slovak | nektárovka zelenkavá |
Spanish | Suimanga de Seimund |
Spanish (Spain) | Suimanga de Seimund |
Swedish | kortstjärtad solfågel |
Turkish | Küçük Yeşil Nektarkuşu |
Ukrainian | Саїманга мала |
Anthreptes seimundi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1908)
PROTONYM:
Cinnyris seimundi
Ogilvie-Grant, 1908. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 23, p.19.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Fernando Po and West Africa . . .' ; type from Banterbari, Fernando Po, fide Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 711.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANTHREPTES
- seimundi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Field Identification
Systematics History
Editor's Note: This article requires further editing work to merge existing content into the appropriate Subspecies sections. Please bear with us while this update takes place.
See A. gabonicus. Present species sometimes placed in genus Nectarinia or in Paradeleornis. Three subspecies recognized.Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Anthreptes seimundi kruensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
W Guinea and Sierra Leone E to Togo.
Anthreptes seimundi kruensis (Bannerman, 1911)
PROTONYM:
Cinnyris kruensis
Bannerman, 1911. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 29, p.23.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nanna Kru, Liberia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANTHREPTES
- seimundi
- kruensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Anthreptes seimundi seimundi Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Bioko.
Anthreptes seimundi seimundi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1908)
PROTONYM:
Cinnyris seimundi
Ogilvie-Grant, 1908. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 23, p.19.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Fernando Po and West Africa . . .' ; type from Banterbari, Fernando Po, fide Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 711.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANTHREPTES
- seimundi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Anthreptes seimundi minor Scientific name definitions
Distribution
S Benin, S Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic E to DRCongo, S South Sudan, W and S Uganda, S to NW and NE Angola.
Anthreptes seimundi minor Bates, 1926
PROTONYM:
Anthreptes seimundi minor
Bates, 1926. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 46, p.107.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sanaga River, north of Yaounde, Cameroon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANTHREPTES
- seimundi
- minor
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
Editor's Note: Additional distribution information for this taxon can be found in the 'Subspecies' article above. In the future we will develop a range-wide distribution article.