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Palestine sunbird

Cinnyris osea Bonaparte, 1856

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea) is a species in the family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.8 g to 7.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea)
Photo: Basem mosaa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the palestine sunbird

Weight
6.8 g – 7.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
15 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.7 – 2.05src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the palestine sunbird?

PALESTINE SUNBIRD · WINGSPAN 15 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 15 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the palestine sunbird is about 8.8% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the palestine sunbird live?

Not recorded

What is the palestine sunbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea) is a small passerine bird of the sunbird family, Nectariniidae. Found in parts of the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, it is also known as the northern orange-tufted sunbird. However, the name "orange-tufted sunbird" refers to another species, found further south in Africa. In 2015 the Palestinian Authority adopted the species as a national bird, after it lost in Israel's national bird public vote in 2008 in favor of the hoopoe. The specific name osea is derived from Ancient Greek ὁσια (hosia, "holy").

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What does the palestine sunbird sound like?

Fullaire · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the palestine sunbird endangered?

The palestine sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the palestine sunbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyNectariniidae
  6. genusCinnyris
  7. SpeciesCinnyris osea Bonaparte, 1856

Synonyms Nectarina osea, Nectarinia osea

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Northern orange-tufted sunbirdEnglish
  • PASUEnglish
  • تمير فلسطينArabic
  • عصفور الشمس الفلسطينيArabic
  • Израелска нектарницаBulgarian
  • Suimanga palestinaCatalan
  • suimanga de PalestinaCatalan
  • strdimil palestinskýCzech
  • Aderyn haul oren dan adain y GogleddWelsh
  • PalæstinasolfuglDanish
  • Palæstina-solfuglDanish
  • JerichonektarvogelGerman
  • palestina nektarinioEsperanto
  • Suimanga palestinoSpanish
  • araabia nektarilindEstonian
  • isopurppuramedestäjäFinnish
  • Souimanga de PalestineFrench
  • Souimanga de PaléstineFrench
  • Grianóg PhailistíneachIrish
  • צופית בוהקתHebrew
  • jerihonski medosasCroatian
  • jerikói nektármadárHungarian
  • ÞornsóliIcelandic
  • Nettarinia della PalestinaItalian
  • キタキフサタイヨウチョウJapanese
  • palestininė spalvingoji nektarinaLithuanian
  • Palestīnas nektārputnsLatvian
  • Palestijnse HoningzuigerDutch
  • palestinasolfuglNorwegian
  • nektarnik palestyńskiPolish
  • فلسطین رس پنچھیWestern Panjabi
  • beija-flor-da-palestinaPortuguese
  • nectarínia-da-palestinaPortuguese
  • Палестинская нектарницаRussian
  • PalestinamiehtaborriNorthern Sami
  • nektárovka križiackaSlovak
  • palestinski medosesSlovenian
  • Palestinska sunčicaSerbian
  • palestinasolfågelSwedish
  • Filistin NektarkuşuTurkish
  • маріка палестинськаUkrainian
  • 巴勒斯坦花蜜鳥Chinese
  • 阿拉伯橙簇花蜜鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the palestine sunbird

Other species in the same genus Cinnyris.

LC, Least Concern

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the palestine sunbird?

An adult palestine sunbird weighs 6.8 g – 7.6 g and has a wingspan of 15 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the palestine sunbird endangered?

The palestine sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the palestine sunbird?

The palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea) belongs to the family Nectariniidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{palestine_sunbird_2026,
  title = {Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/palestine-sunbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}