Hedydipna

Hedydipna
Collared sunbird, Hedydipna collaris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Nectariniidae
Genus:	Hedydipna Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Cinnyris platurus [1] Vieillot, 1819
Species
H. collaris H. platura H. metallica H. pallidigaster
Synonyms
Anthodiaeta

Hedydipna is a genus of sunbirds. It contains the following species, ^[2] which are sometimes included in genus Anthreptes .

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Hedydipna collaris	Collared sunbird	sub-Saharan Africa
	Hedydipna platura	Pygmy sunbird	Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
	Hedydipna metallica	Nile Valley sunbird	Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, and Yemen
	Hedydipna pallidigaster	Amani sunbird	Kenya and Tanzania

The name Hedydipna comes from the Greek hēdudeipnos, meaning "dainty-supping" or "sweet-eating" — a reference to the nectar sipping habits of these species. ^[3] These sunbirds are largely restricted to Africa and western islands in the Indian Ocean, though the Nile Valley sunbird is found as far east as Yemen. ^[4]

References

1. "Nectariniidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
2. "ITIS Report: Hedydipna". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 29 October 2014.
3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p.  187. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.
4. Mann, Clive F.; Cheke, Robert A. (2001). Sunbirds: A Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Spiderhunters and Sugarbirds of the World. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 20. ISBN   978-1-8734-0380-8.