Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Nectariniidae
Genus
Chalcomitra
eBird Code
sccsun2

Vocalizations

Martin Tlustos · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (6)

  • Chalcomitra senegalensis acik

    northern Cameroon to Central African Republic, southwestern Sudan, western and central South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northwestern Uganda

  • Chalcomitra senegalensis gutturalis

    southern Somalia southward to eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and northeastern South Africa

  • Chalcomitra senegalensis lamperti

    eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern South Sudan (Imatong Mountains, Leboni Forest), Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda (except northwest), southwestern Kenya, and Tanzania

  • Chalcomitra senegalensis proteus

    southeastern Sudan, southeastern South Sudan (Boma Hills), Eritrea, and Ethiopia

  • Chalcomitra senegalensis saturatior

    Angola and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo southward to Namibia and northern Botswana

  • Chalcomitra senegalensis senegalensis

    Senegal to northern Ghana and northern Nigeria

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.