__ Valley sunbird: Middle Eastern species (4)

I believe the answer is:

nile

(Other definitions for nile that I've seen before include "Long river" , "Cairo's river" , "Egyptian river" , "Cleopatra's river" , "Green" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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