purple honeycreeper

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The purple honeycreeper is a small, brightly colored Neotropical songbird known for its vivid blue-purple plumage and long, curved bill adapted for feeding on nectar and fruit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
adaptationForFeeding nectar feeding
averageLength about 11 cm
billShape long curved bill
bodySize small
breedingSite trees
class Aves
clutchSize usually 2 eggs
commonName purple honeycreeper
commonNameLanguage English
conservationStatus Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
diet fruit
insects
nectar
spiders
family Thraupidae
femalePlumageColor greenish
femaleUnderpartsColor streaked
foragingStratum canopy
subcanopy
foundIn Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
Panama
Peru
Venezuela
the Guianas
linked to: Guianas
genus Cyanerpes
habitat forest edge
humid forest
plantations
second-growth woodland
kingdom Animalia
maleBillColor black
maleLegColor bright yellow legs
malePlumageColor vivid blue-purple
migratoryBehavior largely resident
nativeTo Central America
South America
Tobago
Trinidad
nestType cup-shaped nest
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
plumageColor blue-purple
scientificName Cyanerpes caeruleus
sexualDimorphism present
socialBehavior often in small groups
taxonRank species
vocalizationType high-pitched calls
yearDescribed 1766

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Cyanerpes caeruleus commonName purple honeycreeper