Cyanomitra olivacea
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The olive sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea) is a large African species of sunbird belonging to the family Nectariniidae which encompasses species of sunbirds, spiderhunters, and flowerpeckers, and sugarbirds. It has a large distribution that spans across central Africa from western countries including Senegal, Guinea, and Angola towards eastern countries including Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mozambique. This range also extends to southern African countries including South Africa and Zimbabwe. It is mainly nectarivorous and lives in a variety of forest, scrubland, and modified habitats.
The olive sunbird is a large sunbird that ranges from 6.2-15 g in mass, 50–73 mm in wing length, 20–29 mm in bill length, 35–66 mm in tail length, and 12–15 cm in overall body size depending on the subspecies and sex. Its body colouration can vary from fully dark-olive to dull-olive with a paler olive-yellow or olive-grey underside. It has a long beak that curves downward and varies in colour from solid black to mottled grey, beige, and yellow-orange depending on the subspecies. Yellowish-orange pectoral tufts can be present in the males and females found in eastern subspecies while only males... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 7 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Yaoundé | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | |
| 4 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Abidjan | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Zanzibar City | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Sunbird sighting in Abidjan on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 45th most-seen of the 58 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Sunbird in Abidjan on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Olive Sunbird sightings, Abidjan ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Mombasa (Kenya, about 30%), Durban (South Africa, about 20%) and Yaoundé (Cameroon, about 10%).
Same family: Nectariniidae
The closest relatives of the Olive Sunbird that you can see in Abidjan (family Nectariniidae, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters) are Copper Sunbird (about 20%), Splendid Sunbird (about 10%) and Collared Sunbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olive Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Abidjan (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
