Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

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. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 1,425 times across 11 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Africa ranged from 25°S in September to 1°S in April, about 2,700 km apart.

Arrival dates

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