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Chalcomitra
Sign in to saveChalcomitra is a genus of African sunbirds. Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae
Chalcomitra es un género de aves paseriformes perteneciente a la familia Nectariniidae. Sus miembros se encuentran en África. Todos sus integrantes anteriormente se clasificaban en el género Nectarinia.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- Family
- Nectariniidae
- Collections
- TCWC, CSULB, DMNH, NHMUK, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Benin, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzanie, Liberia
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- sunbird
- Image
- Amethyst sunbird, Chalcomitra amethystina, male at Loodswaai, Gauteng, South Africa.jpg
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chalcomitra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.