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Hedydipna metallica
Male flamboyant with long tail, measuring well over 15cm in length - tail being half of it. Bright yellow belly and iridescent green head, neck and shoulders, with brown coat. Female: some 10 cm in length, nondescript from other sunbirds, earth brown above, yellow underparts.
Common in Nile Valley and Red Sea coastal region on African side. In this spotting, seen on shores of White Nile, in Jebel Aulia region in a campsite near the dam. Semi-arid savannah, with plenty of acacia trees.
Spotted on Oct 16, 2013
Submitted on Jun 20, 2017
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