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Green-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra verticalis (Latham, J 1790)
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. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Cyanomitra
Scientific:
Cyanomitra verticalis
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Cyanomitra
Scientific:
Cyanomitra verticalis
Original description
Citation:
(Latham, J 1790)
Reference:
Index Orn.
1 p.298
Protonym:
Certhia verticalis
Type locality:
Africa ; restricted to Senegal by Sclater and Mackworth-Praed, 1918, Ibis, p. 622.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53510669
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
6DE16262C2F04AAA
Avibase ID:
avibase-6DE16262
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6DE16262
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916397
Geographic range:
- Cyanomitra verticalis verticalis: Senegal to Cameroon
- Cyanomitra verticalis viridisplendens: western and southern South Sudan and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to central Kenya, southward to northeastern Zambia and northern Malawi
- Cyanomitra verticalis cyanocephala: coastal Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to mouth of Congo River
- Cyanomitra verticalis bohndorffi: southern Cameroon to Central African Republic, northern Angola, and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source: Clements checklist
Green-headed Sunbird
Catalan:
suimanga capverd
Czech:
strdimil zelenohlavý
Danish:
Gråbuget Solfugl
German:
Grünkopf-Nektarvogel
Spanish:
Suimanga Cabeciverde
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga Cabeciverde
Finnish:
viherpäämedestäjä
French:
Souimanga à tête verte
Croatian:
blistavoglavi medosas
Hungarian:
zöldfejű nektármadár
Italian:
Nettarinia testaverde
Japanese (romaji):
aogashirataiyouchou
Japanese:
アオガシラタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Žaliagalvė gelsvoji nektarina
Dutch:
Groenkophoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Grønhovudsolfugl
Norwegian:
Grønnhodesolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik zielonogłowy
Portuguese:
Beija-flor-de-cabeca-verde
Portuguese (Portugal):
beija-flor-de-cabeça-verde
Russian:
Зелоноголовая нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka zelenohlavá
Serbian:
Zelenoglava sunčica
Swedish:
grönhuvad solfågel
Ukrainian:
Нектарик зеленоголовий
Chinese:
绿头花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
綠背花蜜鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Souimanga à tête verte ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Souimanga à tête verte ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Green-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra verticalis) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Nectarinia verticalis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nectarinia verticalis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nectarinia verticalis [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Green-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia verticalis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cyanomitra verticalis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cyanomitra verticalis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: suimanga capverd
Czech: Strdimil zelenohlavý
Danish: Gråbuget Solfugl
German: Grünkopf-Nektarvogel
English: Green headed Sunbird, Green-headed Sunbird, Olive-backed Sunbird
English, HBW: Green-headed Sunbird
English (IOC): Green-headed Sunbird
English (Kenya): Green-headed Sunbird
English (United States): Green-headed Sunbird
Spanish: Nectarina de Cabeza Verde, Suimanga Cabeciverde
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga Cabeciverde
Spanish (HBW): Green-headed Sunbird
Finnish: Viherpäämedestäjä
French: Souimanga à tête verte, Souimanga olive à tête bleue, Souimanga olive à tête brune
Croatian: blistavoglavi medosas
Hungarian: zöldfejű nektármadár
Italian: Nettarinia testaverde
Japanese (romaji): aogashirataiyouchou
Japanese: アオガシラタイヨウチョウ
Scientific: Certhia verticalis, Cyanomitra verticalis, Cyanomitra verticalis verticalis, Nectarinia verticalis
Lithuanian: Žaliagalvė gelsvoji nektarina
Dutch: Groenkophoningzuiger, Groenkop-honingzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grønhovudsolfugl
Norwegian: Grønnhodesolfugl
Polish: nektarnik zielonoglowy, nektarnik zielonogłowy
Portuguese: Beija-flor-de-cabeca-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-de-cabeça-verde
Russian: Зелоноголовая нектарница, Малахитовоголовая нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka zelenohlavá
Serbian: Zelenoglava sunčica
Swedish: Grönhuvad solfågel
Swahili: Neli Kichwa-kijani
Turkish: Yeşil başlı nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Нектарик зеленоголовий
Chinese: 绿头花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 綠背花蜜鳥
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