Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea(Smith, A, 1840)
English (US) Olive Sunbird
The Olive Sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cyanomitra olivacea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Olive Sunbird
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 11 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanomitra olivacea guineensis
- Cyanomitra olivacea cephaelis
- Cyanomitra olivacea obscura
- Cyanomitra olivacea ragazzii
- Cyanomitra olivacea changamwensis
- Cyanomitra olivacea neglecta
- Cyanomitra olivacea granti
- Cyanomitra olivacea alfredi
- Cyanomitra olivacea sclateri
- Cyanomitra olivacea olivacina
- Cyanomitra olivacea olivacea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cinnyris olivaceus
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1840)
- Type locality
- Kafirland . . . eastward . . . toward Port Natal [= Durban] .
- Original description
- Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt.11 pl.57, text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Green-headed Sunbird
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Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
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Cameroon Sunbird
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Blue-headed Sunbird
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Grey Sunbird
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Grey-headed Sunbird
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Fraser's Sunbird
Deleornis fraseri
Giant Sunbird
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Bocage's Sunbird
Nectarinia bocagii
Purple-breasted Sunbird
Nectarinia purpureiventris
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