About the Green-headed Sunbird
The green-headed sunbird 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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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Mali.
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Grey SunbirdCyanomitra veroxiiThe grey sunbird or mouse-coloured sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaThe blue-throated brown sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinaeThe blue-headed sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
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