Hedydipna
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Hedydipna is a genus of sunbirds. It contains the following species,[1] which are sometimes included in genus Anthreptes.
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Collared Sunbird (Hedydipna collaris).jpg | Hedydipna collaris | Collared sunbird | sub-Saharan Africa |
| File:Pygmy Sunbird - Gambia (32496575862).jpg | Hedydipna platura | Pygmy sunbird | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. |
| File:Nile Valley Sunbird in Plants.jpg | Hedydipna metallica | Nile Valley sunbird | Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, and Yemen |
| Hedydipna pallidigaster | Amani sunbird | Kenya and Tanzania |
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The name Hedydipna comes from the Greek hēdudeipnos, meaning "dainty-supping" or "sweet-eating" — a reference to the nectar sipping habits of these species.[2] These sunbirds are largely restricted to Africa and western islands in the Indian Ocean, though the Nile Valley sunbird is found as far east as Yemen.[3]
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