Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sunbirds and Spiderhunters :: Amethyst Sunbird

Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina

Described by: Shaw (1812)
Alternate common name(s): Black Sunbird
Old scientific name(s): Nectarinia amethystina

Photographs

Lekgalameetse National Park, South Africa - Jul 10, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Bona Manzi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Date unknown © Gordon Holtshausen  Bona Manzi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Date unknown © Gordon Holtshausen  Cedara, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Dec, 2006 © Victor Roberts  Cedara, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Dec, 2006 © Victor Roberts 
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Range

(1) Se. Sudan, s. Ethiopia, s. Somalia, e. Kenya and ne. Tanzania.
(2) Uganda, Burundi, w. Kenya, and nw. Tanzania.
(3) Sw. Tanzania, se. Zaire, Malawi, Zimbabwe and e. Zambia.
(4) S. Zaire, w. Zambia, Angola, ne. Namibia, and w. Botswana.
(5) S. Mozambique and e. South Africa (e. Transvaal and n. Natal).
(6) South Africa (s. Natal, s. Transvaal and Cape Province).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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