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Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea (Smith, A 1840)

The olive sunbird is a species of sunbird found in a large part of Africa south of the Sahel. It prefers forested regions, and is absent from drier, more open regions such as the Horn of Africa and most of south-central and south-western Africa. It is sometimes placed in the genus Nectarinia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Nectariniidae
Genus:
   Cyanomitra
Scientific:
  Cyanomitra olivacea

Original description

Citation:
  (Smith, A 1840)

Reference:
   Ill. Zool. S. Afr. pt.11 pl.57, text

Protonym:
  Cinnyris olivaceus

Type locality:
  Kafirland . . . eastward . . . toward Port Natal [= Durban] .

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210547#page/240/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EE79A5EF104F6FF1

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EE79A5EF

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EE79A5EF

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916402

Geographic range:

  • Cyanomitra olivacea olivacea: eastern South Africa (southern KwaZulu-Natal to Eastern Cape), and Eswatini
  • Cyanomitra olivacea neglecta: central Kenya to northeastern Tanzania
  • Cyanomitra olivacea changamwensis: southern Somalia and coastal Kenya to northeastern Tanzania; Mafia Island
  • Cyanomitra olivacea alfredi: southern Tanzania to Malawi, southeastern Zambia, and northern Mozambique
  • Cyanomitra olivacea olivacina: northeastern South Africa (northeastern KwaZulu-Natal) and southern Mozambique
  • Cyanomitra olivacea obscura: Príncipe and Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)
  • Cyanomitra olivacea guineensis: Senegal to Togo
  • Cyanomitra olivacea [ragazzii, vincenti or lowei]: southern South Sudan and southwestern Ethiopia to Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Zambia
  • Cyanomitra olivacea granti: Zanzibar and Pemba Island
  • Cyanomitra olivacea sclateri: eastern Zimbabwe and west-central Mozambique
  • Cyanomitra olivacea cephaelis: Benin to northern Angola and the Congo Basin
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Olive Sunbird
Catalan:
suimanga olivaci
Czech:
strdimil olivový
Danish:
Olivensolfugl
German:
Olivnektarvogel
Spanish:
Suimanga Oliváceo
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga oliváceo
Finnish:
oliiviselkämedestäjä
French:
Souimanga olivâtre
Croatian:
tamnokapi medosas
Hungarian:
olajzöld nektármadár
Icelandic:
Ólífusóli
Italian:
Nettarinia oliva orientale
Japanese (romaji):
hashinagachibitaiyouchou
Japanese:
オリーブタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Rytinė gelsvoji nektarina
Dutch:
Olijfgroene Honingzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Olivensolfugl
Norwegian:
Olivensolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik oliwkowy
Portuguese:
Beija-flor-oliváceo
Portuguese (Portugal):
beija-flor-oliváceo
Russian:
Оливковая нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka olivová
Serbian:
Maslinasta sunčica
Swedish:
olivsolfågel (olivacea)
Ukrainian:
Нектарик оливковий
Chinese:
绿花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
東方綠花蜜鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Olive or Tufted Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra [olivacea or obscura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Olive or Tufted Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra [olivacea or obscura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Olive or Tufted Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra [olivacea or obscura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Olive or Tufted Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra [olivacea or obscura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Olive or Tufted Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra [olivacea or obscura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Olive or Tufted Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra [olivacea or obscura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Olive or Tufted Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra [olivacea or obscura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Olive or Tufted Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra [olivacea or obscura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Olive or Tufted Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra [olivacea or obscura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Olive or Tufted Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra [olivacea or obscura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Olive or Tufted Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra [olivacea or obscura])
Avilist 2025:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Souimanga olivâtre ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Souimanga olivâtre ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Olive Sunbird ( Cyanomitra olivacea) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Nectarinia olivacea [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Nectarinia olivacea [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Nectarinia olivacea [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Olive Sunbird ( Nectarinia olivacea) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cyanomitra olivacea [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Olyfsuikerbekkie
Catalan: suimanga olivaci
Czech: Strdimil olivový
Danish: Olivensolfugl
German: Olivnektarvogel, Oliv-Nektarvogel
English: Eastern Olive Sunbird, Eastern Olive-Sunbird, Olive or Tufted Olive Sunbird, Olive Sunbird
English, HBW: Olive Sunbird
English (IOC): Olive Sunbird
English (Kenya): Eastern Olive Sunbird
English (United States): Olive Sunbird
Spanish: Nectarina Oliva, Suimanga oliváceo, Suimanga Oliváceo Oriental
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga oliváceo
Spanish (HBW): Olive Sunbird
Finnish: Oliiviselkämedestäjä
French: Souimanga olivâtre, Souimanga olivâtre ou S. obscur, Souimanga olive
Croatian: tamnokapi medosas
Hungarian: olajzöld nektármadár
Icelandic: Ólífusóli
Italian: Nettarinia oliva, Nettarinia oliva orientale, Nettarinia olivacea
Japanese (romaji): hashinagachibitaiyouchou, oriabutaiyouchou, ori-butaiyouchou
Japanese: オリアブタイヨウチョウ, オリーブタイヨウチョウ, ハシナガチビタイヨウチョウ
Scientific: Cinnyris olivaceus, Cyanomitra [olivacea or obscura], Cyanomitra olivacea, Cyanomitra olivacea olivacea, Nectarinia olivacea
Lithuanian: Rytinė gelsvoji nektarina
Dutch: Olijfgroene Honingzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Olivensolfugl
Norwegian: olivensolfugl, Østolivensolfugl
Polish: nektarnik oliwkowy
Portuguese: Beija-flor-oliváceo
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-oliváceo
Russian: Оливковая нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka olivová
Serbian: Maslinasta sunčica
Swedish: olivsolfågel, olivsolfågel (olivacea), Östlig olivsolfågel
Swahili: Chozi Kijanikijivu Mashariki
Turkish: Zeytuni nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Нектарик оливковий
Chinese: 绿花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 東方綠花蜜鳥

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