Palestine Sunbird

• It is the northernmost-living sunbird in the world: its family is essentially tropical, and this species has reached the eastern Mediterranean by following the oases and, more recently, irrigated gardens.
• Its recent spread north and west is directly tied to ornamental gardening: exotic plants with tubular flowers have opened up areas where it previously could not live.
• It is the unofficial national bird of the Palestinian Territories and appears on stamps and in the emblems of several institutions in the region.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Oases, vegetated wadis, orchards, parks and gardens of the Near East and north-eastern Africa

Sexual maturity

12 months

Gestation / incubation

14 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

2 eggs

Sources consulted: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ | https://animaldiversity.org/ | https://es.wikipedia.org/

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.