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Birdsong field guide

Shining Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes lucidus

A small, vibrant neotropical tanager characterized by its brilliant indigo plumage and remarkably bright yellow legs. It is a specialized nectarivore frequently seen darting through the high canopy of humid forests.

What it sounds like

A thin, high-pitched 'tseee' or 'sit' note, often repeated in a rapid, buzzy, or twittering series.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Johan Chaves · Costa RicaCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Adult males exhibit a deep violet-blue body contrasted with a distinct black throat patch, wings, and tail.
Both sexes possess long, decurved black bills specifically adapted for probing tubular flowers and extracting nectar.
The bright yellow legs and feet are a primary diagnostic field mark, distinguishing it from the Red-legged Honeycreeper.
Females display significant sexual dimorphism, featuring lime-green upperparts and buffy underparts with bluish-green streaking.
They are highly active foragers that frequently join mixed-species flocks to feed on nectar, small fruits, and occasionally insects.

Habitat

Upper levels of humid evergreen forests, forest edges, and shaded cacao or coffee plantations.

Range

Central America, ranging from southern Mexico through Panama to extreme northwestern Colombia.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleus Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus Short-billed HoneycreeperCyanerpes nitidus

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