Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Purple Honeycreeper
The Purple Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cyanerpes caeruleus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Purple Honeycreeper
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanerpes caeruleus chocoanus
- Cyanerpes caeruleus caeruleus
- Cyanerpes caeruleus hellmayri
- Cyanerpes caeruleus longirostris
- Cyanerpes caeruleus microrhynchus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia caerulea
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- upper fig. (= male) Surinam.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.118
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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