Sunbirds

Abyssinian Sunbird

Cinnyris habessinicus

The Abyssinian Sunbird (Cinnyris habessinicus) is a 9.5 g scrub bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Sunbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

9.5 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Oman, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Uganda, Sudan, Egypt, ZZ.

Where to see it: Mansoor Hotel (Somalia); Ambassador Hotel (Somalia); Abaarso, Somaliland (Somalia); Camp Lemonnier (restricted access) (Djibouti); CCF Somaliland (Somalia).

Photo: (c) Adrien Jailloux, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist