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What the Scarlet-chested Sunbird sounds like
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The 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. The female is dark brown with no supercilium. It inhabits woodland and gardens, at elevations of up to 2,400 metres (7,900 ft). The bird is around 13–15 centimetres (5.1–5.9 in) in length, with males having a weight of 7.5–17.2 grams (0.26–0.61 oz) and females weighing 6.8–15.3 grams (0.24–0.54 oz).
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When to see the Scarlet-chested Sunbird
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Scarlet-chested Sunbird
The map shades 34 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 Mauritania.
About the Scarlet-chested Sunbird
The scarlet-chested sunbird 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.
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Easily confused with
Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaThe amethyst sunbird, also called the black sunbird, is a species of passerine bird in the family Nectariniidae.
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.
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