Least ConcernUncommonOmnivoreForestCup nestTiny · 11 g
About the Shining Honeycreeper
The shining honeycreeper is a small bird in the tanager family. It is found in the tropical New World in Central America from southern Mexico to Panama and northwest Colombia. It is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the purple honeycreeper, but the two species breed sympatrically in eastern Panama and northwest Colombia.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it lives
Regular rangeRare visitor
When to see it
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Purple HoneycreeperCyanerpes caeruleusThe purple honeycreeper is 4.5 in (11.5 cm) long, weighs 0.42 oz (12 g), and has a long black decurved bill.
Short-billed HoneycreeperCyanerpes nitidusThe short-billed honeycreeper is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
Red-legged HoneycreeperCyanerpes cyaneusThe red-legged honeycreeper is on average 12.2 cm (4.8 in) long, weighs 14 g (0.49 oz) and has a medium-long black, slightly decurved, bill.
Learn the Shining Honeycreeper for real
BeakBrain drills you on photos and calls until you can greet this bird by name in the field. Free to play, on any device.
Play BeakBrainEvery photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.