Scarlet-chested sunbird

Scarlet-chested sunbird
Male and female at Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Chalcomitra
Species:
C. senegalensis
Binomial name
Chalcomitra senegalensis
(Linnaeus, 1766)
      range
Synonyms
  • Certhia senegalensis Linnaeus, 1766
  • Nectarinia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

The scarlet-chested sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in many areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, and from South Sudan to South Africa.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Chalcomitra senegalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717770A131979279. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717770A131979279.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Scarlet-chested Sunbird - Chalcomitra senegalensis - Birds of the World". birdsoftheworld.org. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.