Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Red-legged Honeycreeper
The Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) 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 cyaneus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-legged Honeycreeper
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 11 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanerpes cyaneus carneipes
- Cyanerpes cyaneus pacificus
- Cyanerpes cyaneus gigas
- Cyanerpes cyaneus gemmeus
- Cyanerpes cyaneus eximius
- Cyanerpes cyaneus tobagensis
- Cyanerpes cyaneus cyaneus
- Cyanerpes cyaneus dispar
- Cyanerpes cyaneus violaceus
- Cyanerpes cyaneus brevipes
- Cyanerpes cyaneus holti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia cyanea
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Surinam.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.188
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Shining Honeycreeper
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Purple Honeycreeper
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Black-faced Dacnis
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Yellow-bellied Dacnis
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Turquoise Dacnis
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Black-legged Dacnis
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Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
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