Where does the Scarlet-chested Sunbird live?
Chalcomitra senegalensis has 116,342 records in 42 countries and territories, from 1845 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 116,342 records
- 42 places
- 142 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesNectariniidaeChalcomitra
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 32,869 | |
| Kenya | 18,233 | |
| Uganda | 10,564 | |
| Tanzania | 9,500 | |
| Nigeria | 7,499 | |
| Zimbabwe | 6,931 | |
| Namibia | 4,151 | |
| Zambia | 4,089 | |
| Mozambique | 3,518 | |
| Rwanda | 3,157 | |
| Gambia | 2,649 | |
| Ghana | 2,321 | |
| Ethiopia | 2,191 | |
| Eswatini | 2,105 | |
| Senegal | 1,969 | |
| Malawi | 1,504 | |
| Botswana | 792 | |
| DR Congo | 596 | |
| Angola | 382 | |
| Burkina Faso | 362 | |
| Benin | 311 | |
| Cameroon | 145 | |
| Mali | 103 | |
| Guinea | 75 | |
| Burundi | 56 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 55 | |
| Togo | 42 | |
| Central African Republic | 37 | |
| Chad | 34 | |
| Sudan | 33 | |
| Niger | 23 | |
| South Sudan | 11 | |
| Eritrea | 8 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 7 | |
| Somalia | 5 | |
| United States | 4 | |
| Mauritania | 3 | |
| Congo | 2 | |
| Liberia | 2 | |
| Sierra Leone | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 42 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Nectariniidae.
Purple Sunbird
767,114 records
Purple-rumped Sunbird
670,658 records
Amethyst Sunbird
195,914 records
White-breasted Sunbird
191,971 records
Long-billed Sunbird
123,423 records
Collared Sunbird
120,173 records
Palestine Sunbird
117,450 records
Malachite Sunbird
106,702 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.