Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Palestine Sunbird (Cinnyris osea) - HBW 13, p. 289
French: Souimanga de Palestine
German: Jerichonektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Palestino
Other common names: (Northern) Orange-tufted Sunbird; Chad Orange-tufted Sunbird (decorsei)
Taxonomy: Cinnyris osea Bonaparte, 1856, "Plaines de Jéricho" = Palestine.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Has been thought perhaps to form a superspecies with C. bouvieri, C. oustaleti, C. talatala and C. asiaticus. Proposed race butleri (described from Kajo Kaji, in S Sudan) considered inseparable from decorsei. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- osea Bonaparte, 1856 - Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, NE Egypt, S Syria, Jordan, W Saudi Arabia, Yemen and S Oman.
- decorsei Oustalet, 1904 - widely scattered localities at L Chad and in E Cameroon, Central African Republic, W & S Sudan, NE DRCongo and NW Uganda.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male calling in a tree Locality Saudi Arabia (ssp osea)
John Gregory 30 April 2002 5 years ago 24 sec 4.4 -
A male bathing Locality Jerusalem, Israel (ssp osea)
Philip Griffin 9 years ago 16 sec 4.2 -
feeding Locality Petra, Jordan
Keith and Lynn Youngs 19 October 2005 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 22 sec 4 -
A female Locality Ayn Razat, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
Eric Roualet 13 November 2010 2 years ago 10 sec 3.8 -
A male calling from a dry branch Locality Saudi Arabia (ssp osea)
John Gregory 30 April 2002 5 years ago 19 sec 3.5 -
A female showing its back, preening Locality Ayn Razat, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (ssp osea)
Eric Roualet 13 November 2010 2 years ago 7 sec 3.3
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A male perched on a branch, looking the prey.
Locality Tawi Atayr, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (ssp osea)
Hanne and Jens Eriksen 41 weeks ago 4.5 -
A male perched.
Locality Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (ssp osea)
Fran Trabalon 8 January 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
Male feeding on flowers.
Locality Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (ssp osea)
Fran Trabalon 8 January 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A male landing on flowers.
Locality Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (ssp osea)
Fran Trabalon 5 January 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
A female bird around the shops at Petra.
Locality Petra, Jordan
Stan Mansfield 20 June 2012 14 weeks ago 3.8 -
Adult male exploring a flower
Locality Israel (ssp osea)
Alain Fossé 25 March 2001 3 years ago 3.6
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Adult male singing. Locality Negev Desert, Israel
(ssp osea)
Iva Hristova 24 May 2007 3 years ago 3
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