---
title: "Nektarnik palestyński"
description: "Cinnyris osea — Ptaki. The Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea) is a small passerine bird of the sunbird family, Nectariniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/palestine-sunbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nektarnik palestyński

> Cinnyris osea — Ptaki. The Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea) is a small passerine bird of the sunbird family, Nectariniidae.

- Scientific name: *Cinnyris osea*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1653
- Wikidata: [Q1528819](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1528819)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145180](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145180)

## Names

- en: Palestine Sunbird
- de: Jerichonektarvogel
- es: Suimanga palestino
- fr: Souimanga de Palestine
- it: Cinnyris oseus
- nl: Palestijnse honingzuiger
- pt: Beija-flor-da-palestina
- pl: Nektarnik palestyński

## Countries with the most observations

IL (1098), JO (185), PS (65), SA (48), OM (37), LB (35), CF (13), EG (10), YE (6), CD (4)

## Summary

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 losing 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").

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine_sunbird

## Photo

![Nektarnik palestyński](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/palestine-sunbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56413314

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/palestine-sunbird?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).