Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusCyanomitra (Brownish Sunbirds)
- SpeciesCyanomitra olivacea (Olive Sunbird)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
Green-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra verticalis
Blue-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra alinae
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
Regal Sunbird
Cinnyris regius
Stuhlmann's Sunbird
Cinnyris stuhlmanni
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris reichenowi
Red-chested Sunbird
Cinnyris erythrocercus
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
Red-tufted Sunbird
Nectarinia johnstoni
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Olive Sunbird at Volcanoes National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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