Red-chested Sunbird (Cinnyris erythrocercus)
About the Red-chested Sunbird
The red-chested sunbird (Cinnyris erythrocercus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The red-chested sunbird was originally described as Nectarinia erythrocercus by Gustav Hartlaub in 1857 based on specimens collected near the White Nile.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 33 recordings for this species: 10 CC BY-NC-SA · 4 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Flame-breasted SunbirdCinnyris solarisrecording
- Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusrecording
- Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowirecording
- Tiny SunbirdCinnyris minullusrecording
- Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensisrecording
- Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.