Passeriformes / Nectariniidae / Chalcomitra

Amethyst Sunbird

Chalcomitra amethystina

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Chalcomitra amethystina amethystina

southern Mozambique and Botswana to Cape Province
Chalcomitra amethystina deminuta

Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola, Zambia, northern Namibia, and northern Botswana
Chalcomitra amethystina kalckreuthi

southern Somalia, eastern Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania
Chalcomitra amethystina kirkii

southern South Sudan, Uganda, western and central Kenya, and southern Tanzania southward to eastern Zambia, Zimbabwe, and central Mozambique

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.