Purple Honeycreeper bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsYellow-legged Honeycreeper
Old latin name for birdCerthia caerulea
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyTanagers & Allies / Thraupidae
GenusCyanerpes
Breeding regionMiddle America, South America
Breeding subregionnw, n, also Panama

Purple Honeycreeper bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Agitated calls, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Agitated calls, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Call, female, male, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Song?, © Andrew Spencer
    Colombia
  • 7.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Venezuela
  • 9.
    Call, male, © Mitch Lysinger
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Purple Honeycreeper

Purple Honeycreeper subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cyanerpes caeruleus caeruleusc Colombia and Venezuela through the Guianas and nc Brazil-No
Cyanerpes caeruleus chocoanuse Panama to w Ecuador-No
Cyanerpes caeruleus hellmayriPotaro Highlands (Guyana)-No
Cyanerpes caeruleus longirostrisTrinidad-No
Cyanerpes caeruleus microrhynchusw, c Amazonia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalantàngara melera porpra
Chinese紫旋蜜雀
Chinese (Traditional)紫藍旋蜜雀
Croatiandugokljuna tangara
CzechKvetomil purpurový, květomil purpurový
DanishPurpurhonningsuger
DutchPurpersuikervogel, Purperen Suikervogel
Estonianselva-türkiistangara
Finnishmesitangara
FrenchGuit-guit céruléen, Guit-guit bleu, Guitguit bleu, Sucrier pourpre
GermanPurpur-Naschvogel, Kobaltnaschvogel, Purpurnaschvogel
Hungarianindigócukormadár
ItalianCianerpe purpurea, Mielero viola
Japaneseムラサキミツドリ
Lithuanianpurpurinė tanagra medsiurbė
NorwegianPurpurhonningsuger, Purpurhonningkryper, purpurhonningkryper
Norwegian NynorskPurpurhonningkrypar
Polishblekitniczek purpurowy, Błękitnniczek purpurowy, błękitniczek purpurowy
Portuguesesaí-de-perna-amarela, saí-púrpura, saí-de-pernas-amarelas, saí, tem-tem-do-Espírito-Santo, Sai-roxo, dácnis-meleiro-violeta, saí-beija-flor
Russianтанагра-медосос, Фиолетовый саи, Пурпурная танагра-медосос, желтоногий цианерпес, Пурпурный цианерпес
SerbianLjubičasti medni puzić
Slovakmedosavka nachová
SpanishMielero Cerúleo, Mielero purpúreo, Copeicillo Violáceo, Mielerito cerúleo
Swedishpurpurnektarkrypare, Purpurhonungssugare
TurkishMavi Balkuşu
Ukrainianтанагра-медоїд пурпурова