Description

The Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea), a small passerine bird in the Nectariniidae family, is found in parts of the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. Also known as the orange-tufted sunbird, it shares this name with the similar Cinnyris bouvieri found further south in Africa. Adopted as the national bird of the Palestinian Authority in 2015, it was chosen after losing in Israel's national bird public vote in 2008. The specific name "osea" is derived from the Ancient Greek "hosia," meaning "holy."

Hussein bin Talal (1935–1999) was King of Jordan from the abdication of his father, King Talal, in 1952, until his death. Hussein's rule extended through the Cold War and four decades of Arab–Israeli conflict.