Violet-breasted sunbird

The violet-breasted sunbird (Cinnyris chalcomelas) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae (sunbirds). It is found in Kenya and Somalia.

Violet-breasted sunbird
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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

It is sometimes regarded as the same species as the Pemba sunbird.^[2]