Amethyst Sunbird

When to see the Amethyst Sunbird

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Amethyst Sunbird

The map shades 17 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Nigeria.

About the Amethyst Sunbird

The amethyst sunbird, also called the black sunbird, is a species of passerine bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to the Afrotropics, mostly south of the equator. They are commonly found in well-watered habitats, and undertake seasonal movements to visit flowering woodlands. The demise of some woodlands have impacted their numbers locally, but their range has also expanded along with the spread of wooded gardens.

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Easily confused with

Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisThe scarlet-chested sunbird is similar to Hunter's sunbird in appearance, with adult males having a characteristic red–scarlet coloured breast and an iridescent green patch on top of its head. Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriHunter's sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensThe green-throated sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.