Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusCyanerpes (Blue Honeycreepers)
- SpeciesCyanerpes lucidus (Shining Honeycreeper)
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dacnis venusta
Spangle-cheeked Tanager
Tangara dowii
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Crimson-collared Tanager
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Shining Honeycreeper in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Shining Honeycreeper sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Shining Honeycreeper in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Shining Honeycreeper in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.