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Palestine Sunbird

Cinnyris osea

Description:

8 to 12 cm long with a wingspan of 14 to 16 cm. Males have an average weight of 7.6 g and females weigh around 6.8 g. Black, downward curving, long bill, orange tufts at the sides of the breasts; females and juveniles are grey brown above, pale underparts. It has a high, fast, jingling song and various calls including a harsh alarm call.

Habitat:

Dry woodland, scrub, wadis, savannas, orchards and gardens and is common in towns in some areas.

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Palestine Sunbird
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8 Comments

gperocho
gperocho 12 years ago

@arun, your welcome :-)

thanks minty :-)

Uncle Minty
Uncle Minty 12 years ago

Wonderful shots!

Arun
Arun 12 years ago

Thanks a lot and Welcome to HUNTER Mission .

gperocho
gperocho 12 years ago

@arun oh yes that a good idea :-)

Arun
Arun 12 years ago

Please consider putting this spotting in the ‘Hunter’ mission at
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8463...

gperocho
gperocho 12 years ago

:-) I'm actually a member here for some time already. just did not updated my spotting.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

You're welcome gperocho! And welcome to Project Noah!

gperocho
gperocho 12 years ago

oh thank you daniele :-)

gperocho
Spotted by
gperocho

רמת גן, מחוז תל אביב, Israel

Spotted on Dec 27, 2011
Submitted on Dec 27, 2011

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