Sunbirds

Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

The Olive Sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea) is a 9.7 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Sunbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

9.7 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

25

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Eq. Guinea, Nigeria, Zambia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Mozambique, Gabon, Liberia, Angola, Rwanda, Republic of the Congo, eSwatini, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Central African Rep., Guinea-Bissau.

Where to see it: Mopri (Côte d'Ivoire); Bosque Científica · Selva Secondaria (Equatorial Guinea); Lesio-Louna Reserve · Iboubikro and track to Mah (Republic of the Congo); Seldomseen (Zimbabwe); BBPP Research Station · Moka (Equatorial Guinea).

Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist