Red-legged Honeycreeper
Species·Red-legged Honeycreeper

Red-legged Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes cyaneus
EasyForest edge and gardens12 cm
Field notes

The breeding male is unmistakable, violet-blue with black wings and a turquoise crown, set off by bright coral-red legs and a slim, down-curved bill. Outside the breeding season he moults to leaf-green. A regular at the fruit and feeders around the lodge.

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