Sunbirds

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

The Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis) is a 12 g scrub bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Sunbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

12 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

23

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Gambia, Ghana, Ethiopia, eSwatini, Senegal, Malawi, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, Mali.

Where to see it: National Park Bamako (Mali); Biguina 1 - Eastern farmlands (Benin); Rhizha Retreat Centre (No Public Access) (Nigeria); Biguina 1 - Western farmlands (Benin); Dunes de Dovela (Mozambique).

Photo: (c) Peter Archdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist