Hedydipna | |
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Collared sunbird, Hedydipna collaris | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Hedydipna Cabanis, 1851 |
Type species | |
Cinnyris platurus[1] Vieillot, 1819
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Species | |
H. collaris | |
Synonyms | |
Anthodiaeta |
Hedydipna is a genus of sunbirds. It contains the following species,[2] which are sometimes included in genus Anthreptes.
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Hedydipna collaris | Collared sunbird | sub-Saharan Africa | |
Hedydipna platura | Pygmy sunbird | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. | |
Hedydipna metallica | Nile Valley sunbird | Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, and Yemen | |
Hedydipna pallidigaster | Amani sunbird | Kenya and Tanzania |
The name Hedydipna comes from the Greek hēdudeipnos, meaning "dainty-supping" or "sweet-eating" — a reference to the nectar sipping habits of these species.[3] These sunbirds are largely restricted to Africa and western islands in the Indian Ocean, though the Nile Valley sunbird is found as far east as Yemen.[4]