Palestine Sunbird
Cinnyris oseaBonaparte, CLJL, 1856
English (US) Palestine Sunbird
The Palestine Sunbird (Cinnyris osea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cinnyris osea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Palestine Sunbird
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1856
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cinnyris osea osea
- Cinnyris osea decorsei
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1856
- Type locality
- 'plaines de Jericho,' Palestine.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 42 p.765
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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