Nile Valley sunbird – Hedydipna metallica – is a small resident African/Arabian passerine of Type – nectivore and Order Passeriformes. It is resident along the Nile Valley of Egypt and Sudan and is also resident along the E Coast of Sudan southwards to Somalia, where at the Horn of Africa it becomes a winter visitor. It is also resident along the SW coastal zones of Arabia from Jeddah to Dhofar.
Type - nectivore - Typical Habitat - oases, plantations, gardens, Acacia scrub, Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae Genus: Hedydipna Species - Hedydipna metallica Nile Valley sunbird - Species - ebird.org Nile Valley sunbird - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Nile Valley sunbird - Database - avibase Nile Valley sunbird - Birds - animalia.bio Nile Valley sunbird - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Nile Valley sunbird - Images - google.com Nile Valley sunbird - Video - youtube.com Nile Valley sunbird - Datazone - birdlife.org