Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird

Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird

Cinnyris jugularis

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Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Angeles

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

21 Verified sightings at Angeles
February Best month

About the Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird

The garden sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis), previously known as the olive-backed sunbird, is a species of passerine bird in the family Nectariniidae that is found in the Philippines except on the Palawan island group. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with seven other species: the ornate sunbird, Palawan sunbird, Sahul sunbird, Tukangbesi sunbird, Flores Sea sunbird, South Moluccan sunbird and the Mamberamo sunbird.

It is a small, brightly coloured bird with olive-green plumage on the wings and back with a bright yellow chest. It has a long downward-curved bill it uses for taking nectar and capturing insects. It is primarily nectarivorous, but will take insects and spiders, particularly when feeding chicks.

In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the garden sunbird in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected in the Philippines. He used the French name Le petit grimpereau des Philippines and the Latin Certhia Philippensis Minor. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish... Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Malaysia · 2024

© Lim Ying Hien 林勇贤 · XC1161175 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Australia · 2025

© Étienne Leroy · XC1157762 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Papua New Guinea · 2024

© Jan-Uwe Schmidt · XC944179 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Davao City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~80%
2 Cebu City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~60%
3 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~50%
4 Angeles 🇵🇭 Philippines
~30%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird in Angeles?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird sighting in Angeles on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 23 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Is Angeles the best place to see a Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird?

4th of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird sightings, Angeles ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Davao City (Philippines, about 80%), Cebu City (Philippines, about 60%) and Manila (Philippines, about 50%).

Which relatives of the Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird live in Angeles?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird that you can see in Angeles (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 60%), Yellow-vented Bulbul (about 50%) and Chestnut Munia (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Angeles (21 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.

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