Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusCyanerpes (Blue Honeycreepers)
- SpeciesCyanerpes caeruleus (Purple Honeycreeper)
About the Purple Honeycreeper
The purple honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus) is a small Neotropical bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The purple honeycreeper was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae with the binomial Certhia caerulea. Linnaeus based his description on "The Blue Creeper" that had been described and illustrated in 1743 by the English naturalist George Edwards from specimens collected in Suriname. The specimens had been mounted in glass cases and were owned by the Duke of Richmond. The purple honeycreeper was reassigned to the genus Cyanerpes by the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser
when he erected the genus in 1899. The specific epithet caeruleus is Latin for "dark blue". The purple honeycreeper has these five subspecies: C. c. chocoanus Hellmayr, 1920 C. c. caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) C. c. hellmayri Gyldenstolpe, 1945
C. c. longirostris (Cabanis, 1851) C. c. microrhynchus (Berlepsch, 1884) The purple honeycreeper is 9... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Purple Honeycreeper in Tayrona National Natural Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting 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 Tayrona National Natural Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Honeycreeper sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Purple Honeycreeper in Tayrona National Natural Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Purple Honeycreeper in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.