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Amethyst Sunbird
Chalcomitra amethystina · Family Nectariniidae
Chalcomitra amethystina
Family Nectariniidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 197,303
- Countries and territories with records
- 26
About this species
This species has 197,303 occurrence records from 26 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from South Africa (82.4%), Kenya (7.1%), Zimbabwe (3.1%), Tanzania (2.3%) and Zambia (1.7%); together they account for 96.6% of the total. In South Africa, this species accounts for 0.41% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Chalcomitra amethystina combines the genus name Chalcomitra with the species epithet amethystina. The Warbla app catalog lists 7 species of the genus Chalcomitra; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Chalcomitra senegalensis, Chalcomitra hunteri and Chalcomitra rubescens.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 136 species of the family Nectariniidae. This species ranks 3rd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Cinnyris asiaticus. Its record count is 6.5 times the family average (30,217). The family Nectariniidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.