Amethyst Sunbird

Chalcomitra amethystina

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. Source

Where is the Amethyst Sunbird now?

In the last 8 weeks it was recorded 124 times across 5 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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When does the Amethyst Sunbird arrive?

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Arriving at the same time in Africa

• Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
• Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
• Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
• Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
• Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
• Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
• Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris
• Gray Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor

Every arrival in Africa, month by month

Related species

• Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis

Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured · How it compares with human observers