Olive Sunbird
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Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
17 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The olive sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea) is a large African species of sunbird belonging to the family Nectariniidae which encompasses species of sunbirds, spiderhunters, and flowerpeckers, and sugarbirds. It has a large distribution that spans across central Africa from western countries including Senegal, Guinea, and Angola towards eastern countries including Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mozambique. This range also extends to southern African countries including South Africa and Zimbabwe. It is mainly nectarivorous and lives in a variety of forest, scrubland, and modified habitats. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Sunbird sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Green-headed Sunbird
LC

Green-headed Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanomitra verticalis

<5% · Rare
Variable Sunbird
LC

Variable Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris venustus

20–30% · Possible
Beautiful Sunbird
LC

Beautiful Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris pulchellus

10–20% · With luck
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Eastern Double-collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris mediocris

10–20% · With luck
Bronze Sunbird
LC

Bronze Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia kilimensis

10–20% · With luck
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
LC

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

10–20% · With luck
Golden-winged Sunbird
LC

Golden-winged Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Drepanorhynchus reichenowi

10–20% · With luck
Collared Sunbird
LC

Collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna collaris

5–10% · With luck
Amethyst Sunbird
LC

Amethyst Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra amethystina

5–10% · With luck
Tacazze Sunbird
LC

Tacazze Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia tacazze

5–10% · With luck
Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird
LC

Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthreptes orientalis

5–10% · With luck
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Northern Double-collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris reichenowi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
4 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
10–20%
10 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
11 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
17 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
20 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
21 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
22 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
23 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
24 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
25 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
26 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
27 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
28 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Olive Sunbird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Sunbird sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Olive Sunbird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

September has the highest sighting rate for Olive Sunbird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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