Description
Nectarinia metallica
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Temminck pl. col. 347
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Nectarinia metallica
New Latin name Hedydipna metallica
Common name Nederlands: Nijlhoningzuiger
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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.