Cyanerpes cyaneus

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Cyanerpes cyaneus, commonly known as the red-legged honeycreeper, is a small, brightly colored Neotropical songbird renowned for the male’s vivid blue plumage and red legs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neotropical bird
bird species
songbird
activityPattern diurnal
averageLength about 12 cm
averageMass about 12 grams
billType slender decurved bill
breedingBehavior builds cup-shaped nest
breedingSystem socially monogamous
class Aves
clutchSize 2 eggs
commonName red-legged honeycreeper
conservationStatus Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
surface form: IUCN Red List
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
diet fruit
insects
nectar
distributionRegion Amazon Basin
surface form: Amazon Basin margins

Caribbean lowlands
eggColor white with brown speckles
family Thraupidae
foragingStratum canopy
subcanopy
genus Cyanerpes
habitat gardens
plantations
second-growth woodland
tropical forest edge
kingdom Animalia
maleLegColor red
malePlumageColor bright blue
migratoryBehavior mostly resident
nativeRange Central America
South America
Trinidad and Tobago
southern Mexico
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
preferredClimate tropical
primaryPollinationRole nectar feeder that may act as pollinator
sexualDimorphism present
socialBehavior often found in small groups
subfamily Diglossinae
taxonRank species
vocalizationType high-pitched calls
yearDescribed 1766

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Thraupidae includes Cyanerpes cyaneus
Cyanerpes nitidus relatedTo Cyanerpes cyaneus