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Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
Shining Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Shining Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 11.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Cyanerpes
- Species lucidus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11.4 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Shining Honeycreeper is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Shining Honeycreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Shining Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) is a member of the Thraupidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA s Mexico to Colombia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.4 g, with a wing length of about 5.7 cm and a tail of around 3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 235,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Shining Honeycreeper?
The Shining Honeycreeper is a very small bird that weighs around 11.4 g.
Where does the Shining Honeycreeper live?
The Shining Honeycreeper is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA s Mexico to Colombia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Shining Honeycreeper belong to?
The Shining Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Shining Honeycreeper eat?
The Shining Honeycreeper is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Shining Honeycreeper migrate?
The Shining Honeycreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Shining Honeycreeper endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Shining Honeycreeper make?
1 real field recording of the Shining Honeycreeper — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Shining Honeycreeper's range?
The Shining Honeycreeper has a mapped global range of about 235,000 km².
Conservation
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