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title: "Olivnektarvogel"
description: "Cyanomitra olivacea — Vögel. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/olive-sunbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Olivnektarvogel

> Cyanomitra olivacea — Vögel. 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.

- Scientific name: *Cyanomitra olivacea*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 1113
- Wikidata: [Q1083204](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1083204)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145136](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145136)

## Names

- en: Olive Sunbird
- de: Olivnektarvogel
- es: Suimanga Oliváceo
- fr: Souimanga olivâtre
- nl: Olijfgroene honingzuiger
- pt: Beija-flor-oliváceo
- pl: Nektarnik oliwkowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (536), MW (53), TZ (48), GA (37), KE (36), ZW (25), UG (16), CD (13), GQ (11), CG (10), GH (10), NG (9)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_sunbird

## Photo

![Olivnektarvogel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/olive-sunbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/132256608

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/olive-sunbird?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).