Species profile
Nile Valley Sunbird
Hedydipna metallica
Quick answer
breeds Egypt (primarily the Nile Valley) to Sudan, northeastern South Sudan, Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, Djibouti, northwestern Somalia, southwestern Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and southwestern Oman; nonbreeding visitor to northern Egypt (Cairo) and northern eastern Somalia
- Scientific name
- Hedydipna metallica
- Family
- Nectariniidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Hedydipna
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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Related species in Nectariniidae
- Abbott's Sunbird (Cinnyris abbotti)
- Amani Sunbird (Hedydipna pallidigaster)
- Amethyst Sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina)
- Anchieta's Sunbird (Anthreptes anchietae)
- Anjouan Sunbird (Cinnyris comorensis)
- Apo Sunbird (Aethopyga boltoni)
- Apricot-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris buettikoferi)
- Arabian Sunbird (Cinnyris hellmayri)