Amethyst Sunbird
Chalcomitra amethystina
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae
- Genus
- Chalcomitra
- eBird Code
- amesun2
Vocalizations
flamelily · CC0_1_0
Nick Block · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (4)
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Chalcomitra amethystina amethystina
southern Mozambique and Botswana to Cape Province
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Chalcomitra amethystina deminuta
Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola, Zambia, northern Namibia, and northern Botswana
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Chalcomitra amethystina kalckreuthi
southern Somalia, eastern Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania
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Chalcomitra amethystina kirkii
southern South Sudan, Uganda, western and central Kenya, and southern Tanzania southward to eastern Zambia, Zimbabwe, and central Mozambique
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.