Hedydipna is a genus of sunbirds. It contains the following species, 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. 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.
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