Arabian sunbird

Arabian sunbird
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Nectariniidae
Genus:	Cinnyris
Species:	C. hellmayri
Binomial name
Cinnyris hellmayri Neumann, 1904

The Arabian sunbird (Cinnyris hellmayri) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Subspecies

• Cinnyris hellmayri hellmayri Neumann
• Cinnyris hellmayri kinneari Bates ^[2]

Distribution

It is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. ^[2]

Habitat

This species prefers rocky or sandy areas and dry river beds with Acacia and Ziziphus trees. ^[2]

References

1. BirdLife International. (2016). "Cinnyris hellmayri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T103804002A104298206. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103804002A104298206.en .
2. Williams, J. G. (1955). "A systematic revision and natural history of the shining sunbird of Africa". Condor. 57 (5): 249–262. doi: 10.2307/1364731 . JSTOR   1364731.