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| A medium sunbird (13 to 15 cm), found in Africa south of the Sahara. In southern Africa it is a common resident absent from most of the Cape and the highveld. It inhabits woodland and savanna. It is usually solitary and feeds off nectar, spiders and insects. | |
List of Stamps showing Scarlet-chested Sunbird |
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Country |
SG |
Michel |
Year |
Value |
| Bechuanaland | 0170 | 0157 | 1961 | 2½c |
| Botswana | 0208 | 0007 | 1966 | 2½c |
| Chad | 0083 | 0083 | 1961 | 100f |
| Congo Democratic Republic | 1617 ma | 2000 | 9f | |
| Gambia | 1017 | 1016 | 1990 | D1.25 |
| Gambia | 1017 (sheet) | 1016 | 1990 | D1.25 |
| Guinea | 2001 | 750f | ||
| Kenya | 0599 | 0581 | 1993 | 11s |
| Malawi | 0310 | 0092 | 1968 | 1d |
| Namibia | 988 | 2005 | Rgstd | |
| Rwanda | 0475 | 0506 | 1972 | 10f |
| Tanzania | 0804a | 1990 | 25s | |
| Tanzania | 0809 | 0740 | 1990 | 25s |
| Tanzania | O 75 | 1990 | 25s | |
| Uganda | 0561 | 0517 | 1987 | 10s |
| Uganda | 0592 | 0549 | 1987 | 45s |
| Uganda | 2094 | 1999 | 600s | |
| Venda | 0041 | 0041 | 1981 | 25c |
| Zambia | 0725 | 0629 | 1994 | K100 |