Nile Valley Sunbird

Hedydipna metallica

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Hedydipna
eBird Code: nivsun2

Distribution

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

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (nivsun2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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