Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusCyanerpes (Blue Honeycreepers)
- SpeciesCyanerpes caeruleus (Purple Honeycreeper)
The purple honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus) is a small Neotropical bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Honeycreeper sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Utría National Natural Park
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Scarlet-browed Tanager
Heterospingus xanthopygius
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dacnis venusta
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Tawny-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus delatrii
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 13 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 17 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 18 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 19 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 20 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 21 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purple Honeycreeper in Utría National Natural Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Honeycreeper sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Purple Honeycreeper in Utría National Natural Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Purple Honeycreeper in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.