Violet-breasted sunbird | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Cinnyris |
Species: | C. chalcomelas |
Binomial name | |
Cinnyris chalcomelas Reichenow, 1905 | |
Synonyms | |
Nectarinia chalcomelas |
The violet-breasted sunbird (Cinnyris chalcomelas) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae (sunbirds). It is found in Kenya and Somalia.
It is sometimes regarded as the same species as the Pemba sunbird. [2]