Purple Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes caeruleus

The purple honeycreeper 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.

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