Short-billed Honeycreeper

About the Short-billed Honeycreeper

The short-billed honeycreeper is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Where the Short-billed Honeycreeper lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in French Guiana.

When to see the Short-billed Honeycreeper

Peak activity in August · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Shining HoneycreeperCyanerpes lucidusThe shining honeycreeper is a small bird in the tanager family. 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. 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.