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Cinnyris osea, Palestine Sunbird

• Cinnyris osea, Palestine Sunbird. Found in parts of the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. Favors urban and suburban gardens, but also natural habitats like dry woodland, scrub, wadis and savannas, where it can be locally abundant. The diet consists mainly of insects and nectar. The tongue is long and brush-tipped to extract nectar from flowers. Normally found on flowering trees and bushes; often hovering. The male gives a beautiful series of musical whistles with local dialect variations.