page_title: Palestine sunbird
section_title: Habitat and range
hierarchical_section_title: Palestine sunbird / Habitat and range
caption_attribution_description: English: Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea osea) male, Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan
context_page_description: The Palestine sunbird is a small passerine bird of the sunbird family which is found in parts of the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is also known as orange-tufted sunbird, a name which is also used for the similar orange-tufted sunbird, found further south in Africa. In 2015, it was declared the national bird of the State of Palestine.
context_section_description: It occurs in areas with high temperatures and dry climate from sea level up to an altitude of 3200 m. It inhabits dry woodland, scrub, wadis, savannas, orchards and gardens. It is common in towns in some areas, and is a familiar sight in Tel Aviv.
  The Middle Eastern subspecies C. o. osea breeds from Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan in the north, down through western Saudi Arabia to Yemen and Oman in the south. In recent decades it has colonized the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Some birds reach Lebanon and Syria in winter and it has bred in Lebanon.
  The African subspecies C. o. decorsei is found very locally in parts of Sudan, north-west Uganda, the Central African Republic, north-east Democratic Republic of Congo and northern Cameroon.
caption: Male feeding while flying, Jordan
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