Chalcomitra

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.

It contains the following species:
 * Olive-bellied Sunbird, Chalcomitra chloropygius
 * Tiny Sunbird, Chalcomitra minullus
 * Malagasy Green Sunbird, Chalcomitra notata
 * Violet-breasted Sunbird, Chalcomitra chalcomelas
 * Pemba Sunbird, Chalcomitra pembae
 * Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Chalcomitra senegalensis
 * Hunter's Sunbird, Chalcomitra hunteri
 * Buff-throated Sunbird, Chalcomitra adelberti
 * Carmelite Sunbird, Chalcomitra fuliginosa
 * Green-throated Sunbird, Chalcomitra rubescens
 * Amethyst Sunbird, Chalcomitra amethystina
 * Marico Sunbird Chalcomitra mariquensis
 * Purple-banded Sunbird, Chalcomitra bifasciata
 * Tsavo Sunbird, Chalcomitra tsavoensis - sometimes included in C. bifasciata
 * Shelley's Sunbird, Chalcomitra shelleyi
 * Hofmann's Sunbird, Chalcomitra hofmanni
 * Congo Sunbird, Chalcomitra congensis
 * Red-chested Sunbird, Chalcomitra erythrocerca
 * Black-bellied Sunbird, Chalcomitra nectarinioides
 * Copper Sunbird, Chalcomitra cupreus
 * Beautiful Sunbird, Chalcomitra pulchellus
 * Bocage's Sunbird, Chalcomitra bocagii
 * Purple-breasted Sunbird, Chalcomitra purpureiventris
 * Tacazze Sunbird, Chalcomitra tacazze
 * Bronzy Sunbird, Chalcomitra kilimensis

There is also an essentially unknown and undescribed population of such sunbirds around Wadi Tôha in Day Forest National Park, Djibouti, discovered in 1985. It is quite distinct and appears to represent a new species:
 * Toha Sunbird or Djibouti Sunbird, Chalcomitra sp. indet.