Little Green Sunbird (Anthreptes seimundi) - BirdLife species factsheet

Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Anthreptes seimundi (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Nectarinia following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993); Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	6,540,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.6 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common to local and uncommon (Fry and Keith 2004).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Angola	extant	native	yes
Benin	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Congo	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Côte d'Ivoire	extant	native	yes
Equatorial Guinea	extant	native	yes
Gabon	extant	native	yes
Ghana	extant	native	yes
Liberia	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Rwanda	extant	native	yes
Sierra Leone	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Togo	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Camabatela
Angola	Luachimo River (Chitato)
Angola	Maiombe
Cameroon	Bakossi mountains
Cameroon	Banyang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary
Cameroon	Boumba - Bek
Cameroon	Campo Ma'an complex
Cameroon	Dja Faunal Reserve
Cameroon	Korup National Park
Cameroon	Lobéké National Park
Cameroon	Mbam Djerem National Park
Cameroon	Mount Cameroon and Mokoko-Onge
Cameroon	Mount Kupe
Cameroon	Nki
Cameroon	Yabassi
Central African Republic	Bamingui-Bangoran National Park complex
Central African Republic	Ngotto
Central African Republic	Zémongo Faunal Reserve
Congo	Dimonika Biosphere Reserve
Congo	Lake Télé Community Reserve
Congo	Lower Kouilou basin
Congo	Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park complex
Congo	Odzala National Park complex
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Itombwe Mountains
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Lomako - Yekokora
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Luki Forest Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Maiko National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Okapi Faunal Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Salonga National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Azagny National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Bossematie Forest Reserve
Côte d'Ivoire	Gueoule and Glo Mountain Forest Reserves
Côte d'Ivoire	Lamto Ecological Research Station
Côte d'Ivoire	Marahoue National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Mopri Forest Reserve
Côte d'Ivoire	Parc National de Taï et Réserve de faune du N'Zo
Côte d'Ivoire	Peko Mountain National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Yapo and Mambo Forest Reserves
Equatorial Guinea	Monte Alen National Park
Gabon	Gamba Protected Areas Complex
Gabon	Ipassa Strict Nature Reserve
Gabon	Lopé Faunal Reserve
Gabon	Minkébé Forest Reserve
Gabon	Ogooué delta and Mandji island
Ghana	Bia National Park and Resource Reserve
Ghana	Kakum National Park - Assin Attandaso Resource Reserve
Ghana	Kalakpa Resource Reserve
Ghana	Kyabobo National Park
Ghana	Tano-Ehuro Forest Reserve
Ghana	Tano-Offin Forest Reserve
Liberia	Grebo
Liberia	Nimba mountains
Liberia	Sapo
Liberia	Wologizi mountains
Liberia	Zwedru
Nigeria	Cross River National Park (Oban Division)
Rwanda	Nyungwe National Park
Sierra Leone	Gola Forests
Sierra Leone	Kambui Hills Forest Reserve
Sierra Leone	Kangari Hills Non-hunting Forest Reserve
Sierra Leone	Tingi Hills Non-hunting Forest Reserve
Sierra Leone	Western Area Peninsula Forest National Park
South Sudan	Bengangai
Tanzania	Minziro Forest Reserve
Togo	Misahöhe Forest Reserve
Uganda	Budongo Forest Reserve
Uganda	Bugoma Central Forest Reserve
Uganda	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda	Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve
Uganda	Mabira Forest Reserve
Uganda	Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George
Uganda	Sango Bay area
Uganda	Semliki National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Savanna	Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/little-green-sunbird-anthreptes-seimundi on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.