Olive Sunbird / Cyanomitra olivacea LC
- Synonyms Eastern Olive Sunbird, Eastern Olive-Sunbird, Olive or Tufted Olive Sunbird
- Old latin name for bird Nectarinia olivacea, Cinnyris olivaceus
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Where to see Olive Sunbird
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Angola
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Olive Sunbird subspecies (11)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyanomitra olivacea alfredi | s Tanzania, e Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique | - | No |
| Cyanomitra olivacea cephaelis | Ghana to Central African Republic, DR Congo and n Angola | - | No |
| Cyanomitra olivacea changamwensis | s Somalia to ne Tanzania | - | No |
| Cyanomitra olivacea granti | Pemba and Zanzibar (off Tanzania) | - | No |
| Cyanomitra olivacea guineensis | Senegal to Togo | - | No |
| Cyanomitra olivacea neglecta | sc Kenya to n Tanzania | - | No |
| Cyanomitra olivacea obscura | Bioko and Príncipe Is. | - | No |
| Cyanomitra olivacea olivacea | e South Africa | - | No |
| Cyanomitra olivacea olivacina | se Tanzania, Mozambique and ne South Africa | - | No |
| Cyanomitra olivacea ragazzii | e, se DR Congo, South Sudan e to c Ethiopia, Uganda, w Kenya, w Tanzania, Zambia and n Malawi | - | No |
| Cyanomitra olivacea sclateri | e Zimbabwe and w Mozambique | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Olyfsuikerbekkie |
| Catalan | suimanga olivaci |
| Chinese | 绿花蜜鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 東方綠花蜜鳥 |
| Croatian | tamnokapi medosas |
| Czech | strdimil olivový |
| Danish | Olivensolfugl |
| Dutch | Olijfgroene Honingzuiger |
| Finnish | oliiviselkämedestäjä |
| French | Souimanga olive, Souimanga olivâtre ou S. obscur, Souimanga olivâtre |
| German | Olivnektarvogel, Oliv-Nektarvogel |
| Hungarian | olajzöld nektármadár |
| Icelandic | Ólífusóli |
| Italian | Nettarinia oliva, Nettarinia olivacea, Nettarinia oliva orientale |
| Japanese | オリーブタイヨウチョウ, ハシナガチビタイヨウチョウ, オリアブタイヨウチョウ |
| Lithuanian | rytinė gelsvoji nektarina |
| Norwegian | olivensolfugl, Østolivensolfugl |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Olivensolfugl |
| Polish | nektarnik oliwkowy |
| Portuguese | beija-flor-oliváceo |
| Russian | Оливковая нектарница |
| Serbian | Maslinasta sunčica |
| Slovak | nektárovka olivová |
| Spanish | Suimanga Oliváceo Oriental, Suimanga oliváceo, Nectarina Oliva |
| Swahili | Chozi Kijanikijivu Mashariki |
| Swedish | olivsolfågel (olivacea), olivsolfågel, Östlig olivsolfågel |
| Turkish | Zeytuni Nektarkuşu |
| Ukrainian | нектарик оливковий |