Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sunbirds and Spiderhunters :: Shining Sunbird

Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus

Described by: Hemprich; Ehrenberg (1828)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Nectarinia habessinica

Photographs

Ayn Razat, Oman - Nov 1, 2004 © Aurélien Audevard  Ayn Razat, Oman - Nov 1, 2004 © Aurélien Audevard  Ethiopia - Feb, 2008 © Nancy Bell 
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Range

(1) W. Saudi Arabia.
(2) S. Saudi Arabia e. to s. Oman.
(3) Ne. Sudan and w. Ethiopia.
(4) E. Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and n. Somalia.
(5) S. Ethiopia, s. Sudan, Uganda, s. Somalia, n. and c. Kenya.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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