'' Hedydipna '' is a genus of
sunbird
Sunbirds and spiderhunters make up the family Nectariniidae of passerine birds. They are small, slender passerines from the Old World, usually with downward-curved bills. Many are brightly coloured, often with iridescent feathers, particularly i ...
s. It contains the following species,
which are sometimes included in genus ''
Anthreptes
''Anthreptes'' is a genus of birds in the sunbird family, Nectariniidae.
Species
The genus contains 15 species:
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Anthreptes,
Bird genera
Taxa named by William John Swainson
Taxonomy articles created by ...
''.
The name ''Hedydipna'' comes from the
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
''hēdudeipnos'', meaning "dainty-supping" or "sweet-eating" — a reference to the nectar sipping habits of these species.
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
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
.
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