Palestine sunbird
Palestine sunbird | |
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Male | |
Female, both C. o. osea Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Cinnyris |
Species: | C. osea
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Binomial name | |
Cinnyris osea Bonaparte, 1856
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Synonyms | |
Cinnyris oseus |
The Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea) is a small
Description
The Palestine sunbird is 8 to 12 cm long with a wingspan of 14 to 16 cm. Males have an average weight of 7.6 g and females weigh around 6.8 g. The bill is fairly long, black and curves downwards. The plumage of breeding males is mostly dark but appears glossy blue or green in the light. There are orange tufts at the sides of the breast which are hard to see except at close range. Females and juveniles are grey-brown above with pale underparts. Non-breeding males are similar but may retain some dark feathers.[6]
It has a high, fast, jingling
Habitat and range
It occurs in areas with high temperatures and dry climate from sea level up to an altitude of 3200 m. It inhabits dry woodland,
The Middle Eastern
The African subspecies C. o. decorsei is found very locally in parts of
Feeding
The diet consists mainly of insects and nectar. The tongue is long and brush-tipped to extract nectar from flowers.[6]
Reproduction
The purse-like
Gallery
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Pair in south Hebron, State of Palestine
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Male feeding while flying, Jordan
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Female bird inside nest.
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Male in flight over the Dead Sea
References
Citations
- . Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Caring, but not kosher, national bird for Israel". NBC_News. May 29, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ Qais, Abu Samra (September 18, 2018). "Palestine adopts sunbird as emblem for exported goods". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Rinat, Zafrir (December 4, 2014). "For Israeli Birds, People Aren't All Bad". Haaretz. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (July 29, 2010). "The Helm dictionary of scientific bird names [electronic resource] : from aalge to zusii". London : Christopher Helm – via Internet Archive.
- ^ S2CID 216259231. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- ^ "Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea". Data Zone. Bird Life International. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
General and cited references
- Harrison, Colin (1975). A Field Guide to the Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of British and European Birds, Collins, London.
- Hollom, P. A. D., Porter, R. F., Christensen, S. & Willis, Ian (1988). Birds of the Middle East and North Africa, T & AD Poyser, Calton, England.
- Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003). Birds of Africa South of the Sahara, Struik, Cape Town.
- Snow, D. W. & Perrins, C. M. (1998). Birds of the Western Palearctic: Concise Edition, Vol. 2, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
External links
- Data related to Cinnyris oseus at Wikispecies