Chalcomitra

Chalcomitra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Nectariniidae
Genus:	Chalcomitra Reichenbach, 1853
species
C. adelberti C. fuliginosa C. rubescens C. amethystina C. senegalensis C. hunteri C. balfouri

Chalcomitra is a genus of African sunbirds. Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia

The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time.

Its members are:

• Buff-throated Sunbird, Chalcomitra adelberti
• Carmelite Sunbird, Chalcomitra fuliginosa
• Green-throated Sunbird, Chalcomitra rubescens
• Amethyst Sunbird, Chalcomitra amethystina
• Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Chalcomitra senegalensis
• Hunter's Sunbird, Chalcomitra hunteri
• Socotra Sunbird, Chalcomitra balfouri

References

• Barlow, Wacher and Disley, Birds of The Gambia ISBN 1-873403-32-1
• Sinclair, Ian; Hockey, Phil and Tarboton, Warwick (2002). SASOL Birds of Southern Africa. Struik. ISBN 1-86872-721-1.