Shining sunbird – Cinnyris habessinicus – is a small resident African/Arabian passerine of Type – Nectivore, Family Nectariniidae and Order Passeriformes. It is resident in NE Africa and SW Arabia. In the AWB Region it is resident in SE Egypt, coastal Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia. In SW Arabia it is resident along the coastal areas from Jeddah to Dhofar.
Type - nectivore - Typical Habitat - dry thorn savanna, open Acacia woodlands, Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae Genus: Cinnyris Species - Cinnyris habessinicus Shining sunbird - Species - ebird.org Shining sunbird - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Shining sunbird - Birds - animalia.bio Shining sunbird - Database - avibase Shining sunbird - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Shining sunbird - Images - google.com Shining sunbird - Video - youtube.com Shining sunbird - Datazone - birdlife.org