Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Olyfsuikerbekkie |
| Catalan | suimanga olivaci |
| Dutch | Olijfgroene Honingzuiger |
| English | Olive Sunbird |
| English (Kenya) | Eastern Olive Sunbird |
| English (United States) | Olive Sunbird |
| French | Souimanga olivâtre |
| French (France) | Souimanga olivâtre |
| German | Olivnektarvogel |
| Icelandic | Ólífusóli |
| Japanese | オリーブタイヨウチョウ |
| Norwegian | olivensolfugl |
| Polish | nektarnik oliwkowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Beija-flor-oliváceo |
| Russian | Оливковая нектарница |
| Serbian | Maslinasta sunčica |
| Slovak | nektárovka olivová |
| Spanish | Suimanga Oliváceo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Suimanga oliváceo |
| Swedish | olivsolfågel (olivacea) |
| Turkish | Zeytuni Nektarkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Нектарик оливковий |
Cyanomitra olivacea (Smith, 1840)
PROTONYM:
Cinnyris olivaceus
Smith, 1840. Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt. 11, pl.A57, text.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kafirland . . . eastward . . . toward Port Natal [= Durban] .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYANOMITRA
- olivacea
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea Scientific name definitions
Robert Cheke, Clive Mann, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 29, 2019
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 29, 2019
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
Authors
Robert Cheke, Clive Mann, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Cheke, R., C. Mann, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Olive Sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.eaosun1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- September 29, 2019
- Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
Authors
Robert Cheke, Clive Mann, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Cheke, R., C. Mann, and G. M. Kirwan (2019). Olive Sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
