Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusChalcomitra (African Dark Sunbirds)
- SpeciesChalcomitra senegalensis (Scarlet-chested Sunbird)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Amethyst Sunbird
Chalcomitra amethystina
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris afer
Malachite Sunbird
Nectarinia famosa
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
Mouse-colored Sunbird
Cyanomitra veroxii
Dusky Sunbird
Cinnyris fuscus
White-breasted Sunbird
Cinnyris talatala
Orange-breasted Sunbird
Anthobaphes violacea
Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Scarlet-chested Sunbird at Addo Elephant National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there