• Synonyms Hedydipna platura metallica, Eastern Pygmy-Sunbird, Nile Pygmy Sunbird, Metallic Sunbird, Eastern Pygmy Long-tailed Sunbird, Eastern Pygmy Sunbird
  • Old latin name for bird Anthodiaeta metallica, Hedydipna metallicus, Nectarinia muelleri, Anthreptes metallicus, Hedydipna danakilensis, Nectarinia metallica

Nile Valley Sunbirdbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © bert de bruin
    Saudi Arabia
  • 2.
    Male, song, © said mohammed alshanfari
    Oman
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Guido O. Keijl
    Saudi Arabia
  • 4.
    Call, © Guido O. Keijl
    Saudi Arabia
  • 5.
    Call, song, © Oscar Campbell
    Oman
  • 6.
    Call, © Sven Normant
    Oman
  • 7.
    Song and call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Nile Valley Sunbird

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion Egypt to South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia; also sw Arabian Pen.

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
BelarusianМеталічная нектарніца
BulgarianНилска нектарница
CatalanSuimanga del Nil, suimanga cuallarg del Nil
Chinese尼罗直嘴太阳鸟
Chinese (Traditional)青銅直嘴太陽鳥
Croatianplavorepi medosas
Czechstrdimil nilský
DanishNilsolfugl
DutchNijlhoningzuiger
EsperantoEgipta sunbirdo
Estonianniiluse nektarilind
Finnishniilinmedestäjä, niilinmedestäjä (niilinkiiltomedestäjä), Niilinkiiltomedestäjä
FrenchSouimanga éclatant, Souimanga du Nil
FrisianNylhuningsûger
GalicianBicaflor do Nilo
GermanHedydipna platurus metallicus, Grünbrust-Nektarvogel, Erznektarvogel
GreekΝεκταρoπoύλι τoυ Νείλoυ, Νεκταρινία του Νείλου
Hebrewצופית היאור
HungarianNilusi nektármadár, nílusi nektármadár
IcelandicÁrsóli
IrishGrianóg na Níle
ItalianNettarinia metallica, Nettarinia del Nilo
Japaneseエジプトタイヨウチョウ
LatvianNīlas nektārputns
Lithuanianbronzinė antodieta, Nilinė saulapaukštė
MacedonianНилска сончева птица
Northern SamiNiillamiehtaborri
Norwegiannilsolfugl
Norwegian NynorskNilsolfugl
Polishnektarzyk długosterny, nektarnik dlugosterny, nektarzyk dlugosterny, Nektarnik długosterny
PortugueseBeija-flor do Nilo, beija-flor-do-nilo
RomanianPăsăre-nectar de Nil
RussianМеталлическая короткохвостая нектарница, Нильская нектарница
SerbianNilska sunčica
Slovaknektárovka nílska
Sloveniannilski dolgorepi cvetličar
SpanishSuimanga Rabilargo, Suimanga del Nilo
Swedishnilsolfågel
TurkishNil Nektarkuşu
Ukrainianсаїманга довгохвоста
WelshAderyn haul Dyffryn Nîl