Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusCyanerpes (Blue Honeycreepers)
- SpeciesCyanerpes caeruleus (Purple Honeycreeper)
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Short-billed Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes nitidus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Magpie Tanager
Cissopis leverianus
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 13 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 17 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 18 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 19 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 20 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 21 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purple Honeycreeper in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Purple Honeycreeper sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 117 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Purple Honeycreeper in Cordillera Azul National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Purple Honeycreeper in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.