Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusCyanomitra (Brownish Sunbirds)
- SpeciesCyanomitra olivacea (Olive Sunbird)
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Amethyst Sunbird
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Purple-banded Sunbird
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Greater Double-collared Sunbird
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📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 17 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 20 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 21 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 22 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 23 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 24 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Olive Sunbird in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Olive Sunbird sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Olive Sunbird in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Olive Sunbird in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.