Socotra sunbird

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

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| image = Chalcomitra balfouri 336780096.jpg

| image_caption = Socotra sunbird

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Chalcomitra balfouri |volume=2016 |page=e.T22717750A94549624 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717750A94549624.en |access-date=19 February 2021}}

| genus = Chalcomitra

| species = balfouri

| authority = (Sclater, PL & Hartlaub, 1881)

| synonyms = Nectarinia balfouri

}}

The Socotra sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to Socotra.

Its natural habitats are tropical dry shrubland, tropical moist shrubland, and tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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