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  The Shining Sunbird (Cinnyris habessinicus) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. Distribution It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, and Yemen. Habitat This species prefers rocky or sandy areas and dry river beds with Acacia and Ziziphus trees.   Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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Subspecies • Cinnyris habessinicus habessinicus (Hemprich and Ehrenberg) • Cinnyris habessinicus turkanae van Someren • Cinnyris habessinicus alter Neumann • Cinnyris habessinicus hellmayri Neumann • Cinnyris habessinicus kinneari Bates Description Cinnyris habessinicus are highly dimorphic and have three distinct plumages, juvenal, immature and adult. Adult males in breeding plumage have brilliant metallic green upperparts and throat, a violet or blue crown, a bright red band across the breast with a narrow line of metallic blue, and blue-black wings and tail. The female are mainly gray or brown. These small sunbirds mainly feed on nectar.
 Female Sunbird feeding on nectar
Djibouti - September 2018 Listen to the Shining Sunbird
Sound from www.xeno-canto.org
 Conservation status
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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  Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 7 September 2018 Location: Around Acacias Hotel in Djibouti, Djibouti  Shining Sunbird - Around Acacias Hotel in Djibouti, Djibouti - 8 September 2018
 Shining Sunbird - Around Acacias Hotel in Djibouti, Djibouti - 8 September 2018
 Shining Sunbird - Around Acacias Hotel in Djibouti, Djibouti - 8 September 2018
 Female Shining Sunbird - Around Acacias Hotel in Djibouti, Djibouti - 8 September 2018
 Male Shining Sunbird - 24 October 2019 - Desert between Awash and Dulecha
 Male Shining Sunbird - 24 October 2019 - Desert between Awash and Dulecha
 Male Shining Sunbird - 24 October 2019 - Desert between Awash and Dulecha
 Male Shining Sunbird - 24 October 2019 - Desert between Awash and Dulecha
 Male Shining Sunbird - 24 October 2019 - Desert between Awash and Dulecha
 Male Shining Sunbird - 24 October 2019 - Desert between Awash and Dulecha
 Male Shining Sunbird - 24 October 2019 - Desert between Awash and Dulecha
 Male Shining Sunbird - 24 October 2019 - Desert between Awash and Dulecha  Female Shining Sunbird - 24 October 2019 - Desert between Awash and Dulecha
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