Cinnyris jugularis
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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 →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 2 | Cebu City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 3 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 4 | Angeles | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird sighting in Cebu City on a given day, based on 156 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 82 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird in Cebu City on a given day, against about 40% in February, the lowest month.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird sightings, Cebu City ranks 2nd at about 60%. The best odds are in Davao City (Philippines, about 80%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird that you can see in Cebu City (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Philippine Pied-Fantail (about 90%), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 80%) and Asian Glossy Starling (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Philippine Olive-backed Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Cebu City (156 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.
