Nile Valley sunbird (Hedydipna metallica) Description Hedydipna metallica
Date 1880
Source Shelley, G.E. (1880) A monograph of the Nectariniidae, or family of sun-birds., Self published
Author John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gerrard_Keulemans
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hedydipna_metallica_Keulemans.jpg
The Nile Valley sunbird (Hedydipna metallica) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, and Yemen. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Nectariniidae, Genus: Hedydipna, Species: Hedydipna metallica (Lichtenstein, 1823), Synonyms: Anthreptes metallicus, Anthodiaeta metallica.
