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Purple Honeycreeper
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Purple Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPurple Honeycreeper
DutchPurpersuikervogel
SpanishMielero cerúleo
Chinese紫旋蜜雀
Scientific nameCyanerpes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
GenusCyanerpes

In Suriname

1,293Records in Suriname
32iNaturalist observations
1861First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo831
  • Sipaliwini294
  • Para112
  • Paramaribo5
  • Wanica2
  • Nickerie2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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