bird · Passeriformes · Nectariniidae

Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea (A.Smith, 1840) — also called Eastern Olive Sunbird, OLSU. Occurrence records of the Olive Sunbird are shared on GBIF from around 59 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Iphithi Nature Reserve (1 944 records), in 3 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernNectariniidae

59reserves with records

11 463records around them

3provinces

LCIUCN category

Olive Sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea) — Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 944
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 792
The WaterberryNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	677
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	638
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	549
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	491
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	490
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	454
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	396
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	352
Umhlanga LagoonProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	333
Oribi GorgeProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	329
Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	310
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	281
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	228
Paradise ValleyNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	192
Impeleshu Forest ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	185
Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	181
Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	175
Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	134
Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	110
Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	110
Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	87
Kenneth Stainbank Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	73
T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	73
Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	69
Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	59
Dassie TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	59
Dumaneni ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	57
Sodwana Bay National ParkNational park	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	56
Maputaland Marine ReserveMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	54
Umlalazi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	53
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	50
Vernon Crookes Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	49
Kosi BayNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	45
River Valley Nature ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	41
Amatikulu Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	35
Phezulu Safari ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	35
Enseleni Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	27
St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	26
Crestholme Conservancy and Equestrian CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	20
Bluff Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	17
Honey Trails: HikingNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	15
Mkhambathi Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	13
Mbumbazi Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	12
Umtamvuna Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	12
Kwelera Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	9
Harold Johnson Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	9
Amathole Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	8
Eastern Shores State ForestForest reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	8
Barberton Municipal ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	7
Mzamba Fossil bedsProtected heritage site	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	6
Hluleka Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	6
Hluleka Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	6
Mariannwood Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
Hazelmere Dam and Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
CrocworldNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
Cape Vidal State ForestForest reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2
Cythna Letty Flora ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	2

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 46 reserves
Eastern Cape: 9 reserves
Mpumalanga: 4 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Scientific name: Cyanomitra olivacea
GBIF taxon: 6088979
Wikidata: Q1083204

More of the Nectariniidae family

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.