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| − | [[Image:Shining Honeycreeper Costa Rica.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Si Como No Resort in Quepos, Puntarenas Province [[Costa Rica]], March 2007]] | + | [[Image:Shining Honeycreeper Costa Rica.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Si Como No Resort in Quepos, Puntarenas Province [[Costa Rica]], March 2007]] |
;[[:Category:Cyanerpes|Cyanerpes]] lucidus | ;[[:Category:Cyanerpes|Cyanerpes]] lucidus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Bright yellow legs<br /> | *Bright yellow legs<br /> | ||
'''Female''' | '''Female''' | ||
| + | [[Image:966 Honeycreeper, Shining (f) 01f Cyanerpes lucidus HONDURAS.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile male<br />Photo by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br />Pico Bonito Lodge [[Honduras]], March 2016]] | ||
*Green upperparts | *Green upperparts | ||
*Greenish-blue head | *Greenish-blue head | ||
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'''Immature''': similar to the female, but has a greener head and breast. | '''Immature''': similar to the female, but has a greener head and breast. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]:<br /> | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]:<br /> | ||
'''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]<br /> | '''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]<br /> | ||
'''South America''': found only in [[Colombia]]. | '''South America''': found only in [[Colombia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| − | + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''C. l. lucidus'': | *''C. l. lucidus'': | ||
:*Southern [[Mexico]] (Chiapas) to [[Belize]], [[Guatemala]] and northern [[Nicaragua]] | :*Southern [[Mexico]] (Chiapas) to [[Belize]], [[Guatemala]] and northern [[Nicaragua]] | ||
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The female builds a cup-shaped nest which is placed in a tree - she also incubates the two eggs. | The female builds a cup-shaped nest which is placed in a tree - she also incubates the two eggs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 09:04, 27 March 2016
- Cyanerpes lucidus
Identification
10 cm
Male
- Purple plumage
- Black wings, tail and throat
- Long black decurved bill
- Bright yellow legs
Female
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- Green upperparts
- Greenish-blue head
- Buff throat
- Buff-streaked bluish underparts
Immature: similar to the female, but has a greener head and breast.
Distribution
Central and South America:
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
South America: found only in Colombia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- C. l. lucidus:
- C. l. isthmicus:
- Costa Rica to Panama and extreme north-western Colombia
Habitat
Forest canopy and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes nectar, berries and insects.
Breeding
The female builds a cup-shaped nest which is placed in a tree - she also incubates the two eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Shining Honeycreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Shining_Honeycreeper
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