Red-legged Honeycreeper

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Red-legged Honeycreeper in San Salvador?

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-legged Honeycreeper sighting in San Salvador on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 97th most-seen of the 153 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper in San Salvador?

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-legged Honeycreeper in San Salvador on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Q: What time of day is best to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper?

Between 7 and 10 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-legged Honeycreeper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Q: Is San Salvador the best place to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper?

6th of 10. Of the 10 cities where we can rate Red-legged Honeycreeper sightings, San Salvador ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Havana (Cuba, about 10%), Campo Grande (Brazil, about 10%) and Panama City (Panama, under 5%).

Q: Which relatives of the Red-legged Honeycreeper live in San Salvador?

Same family: Thraupidae. The closest relatives of the Red-legged Honeycreeper that you can see in San Salvador (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Cinnamon-bellied Saltator (about 60%), Yellow-winged Tanager (about 40%) and Blue-gray Tanager (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Q: Where does the Red-legged Honeycreeper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Red-legged Honeycreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in San Salvador (34 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

Cyanerpes cyaneus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
GenusCyanerpes (Blue Honeycreepers)
SpeciesCyanerpes cyaneus (Red-legged Honeycreeper)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at San Salvador

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

34 Verified sightings at San Salvador

25,029 In all 57 parks From 2019 to 2026

January Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Red-legged Honeycreeper

The red-legged honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) is a small songbird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is regularly found in Mexico, every Central American country, Trinidad and Tobago, and every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It has also occurred as a vagrant in the United States, Argentina, and some southern Caribbean islands.

The red-legged honeycreeper was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1766 in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae with the binomial Certhia cyanea. Linnaeus based his description on "The Black and Blue Creeper" that had been described and illustrated in 1760 by the English naturalist George Edwards from a specimen collected in Suriname. The purple honeycreeper was named the type species of the genus Cyanerpes when the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser erected the genus in 1899. The specific epithet cyaneus is a Latin word meaning "dark-blue".

The purplish honeycreeper (Chlorophanes purpurascens), a bird from Venezuela known only from the type specimen, is considered to be an intergeneric hybrid between the green honeycreeper... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call1:01

Brazil · 2025

Song0:46

Cuba · 2021

Alarm call0:40

Brazil · 2014

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 16 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~70%
2	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
3	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
4	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
5	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
6	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
7	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
8	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~30%
9	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~30%
10	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
11	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
13	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
14	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
15	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
16	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
17	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
18	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
19	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
21	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
22	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
23	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
24	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
25	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
26	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
27	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
28	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
30	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
31	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
32	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
33	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
34	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
35	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
36	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
38	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
39	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
41	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
42	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
43	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
44	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
46	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
47	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
48	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
50	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
51	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
53	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
54	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
55	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
57	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	~10%
2	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
3	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
4	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
5	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
6	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	<5%
7	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
8	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
9	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
10	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
2	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
3	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
4	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
5	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
6	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Burgers' Ocean	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
9	Royal Burgers' Zoo	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
10	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
11	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	La Paz Waterfall Gardens	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	In captivity
13	Aviario Nacional de Colombia	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
14	Universeum	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
15	Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Butterfly World	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Closest Relatives at San Salvador

Saltator grandis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Thraupis abbas

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Saltator atriceps

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sporophila morelleti

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Volatinia jacarina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sporophila minuta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Dives dives

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Turdus grayi

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Campylorhynchus capistratus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-legged Honeycreeper in San Salvador?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-legged Honeycreeper sighting in San Salvador on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 97th most-seen of the 153 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper in San Salvador?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-legged Honeycreeper in San Salvador on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-legged Honeycreeper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is San Salvador the best place to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper?

6th of 10

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Red-legged Honeycreeper sightings, San Salvador ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Havana (Cuba, about 10%), Campo Grande (Brazil, about 10%) and Panama City (Panama, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Red-legged Honeycreeper live in San Salvador?

Same family: Thraupidae

The closest relatives of the Red-legged Honeycreeper that you can see in San Salvador (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Cinnamon-bellied Saltator (about 60%), Yellow-winged Tanager (about 40%) and Blue-gray Tanager (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Red-legged Honeycreeper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red-legged Honeycreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in San Salvador (34 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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Red-legged Honeycreeper

About the Red-legged Honeycreeper

Sounds

Recent sightings of Red-legged Honeycreeper in San Salvador

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at San Salvador

Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

Yellow-winged Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

Black-headed Saltator

Morelet's Seedeater

Blue-black Grassquit

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater

Social Flycatcher

Melodious Blackbird

Clay-colored Thrush

Great-tailed Grackle

Rufous-backed Wren

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-legged Honeycreeper in San Salvador?

When is the best time to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper in San Salvador?

What time of day is best to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper?

Is San Salvador the best place to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper?

Which relatives of the Red-legged Honeycreeper live in San Salvador?

Where does the Red-legged Honeycreeper sighting chance come from?