Scarlet-chested sunbird
| Scarlet-chested sunbird | |
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| Male and female at Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Chalcomitra |
| Species: | C. senegalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chalcomitra senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
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The scarlet-chested sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in many areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, and from South Sudan to South Africa.