Red-legged Honeycreeper

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Red-legged Honeycreeper in Poás Volcano National Park?

Likely. About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-legged Honeycreeper sighting in Poás Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 1,179 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 356 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper in Poás Volcano National Park?

March. In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Red-legged Honeycreeper in Poás Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and November, the lowest months. That is one of Poás Volcano National Park's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 460 mm in November.

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 Poás Volcano National Park the best place to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper?

5th of 57. Of the 57 parks where we can rate Red-legged Honeycreeper sightings, Poás Volcano National Park ranks 5th at about 40%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 70%), El Triunfo (Mexico, about 50%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%). All parks ranked.

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 Poás Volcano National Park (1,179 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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 ~40% · Likely

at Poás Volcano National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%

1,179 Verified sightings at Poás Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

25,029 In all 57 parks

March 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 Poás Volcano National Park

Cyanerpes lucidus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tangara icterocephala

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Ramphocelus passerinii

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Ramphocelus sanguinolentus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Thraupis palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Saltator maximus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Coereba flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Diglossa plumbea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dacnis venusta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Thraupis abbas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tiaris olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-legged Honeycreeper in Poás Volcano National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-legged Honeycreeper sighting in Poás Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 1,179 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 356 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper in Poás Volcano National Park?

March

In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Red-legged Honeycreeper in Poás Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and November, the lowest months. That is one of Poás Volcano National Park's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 460 mm in November.

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 Poás Volcano National Park the best place to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper?

5th of 57

Of the 57 parks where we can rate Red-legged Honeycreeper sightings, Poás Volcano National Park ranks 5th at about 40%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 70%), El Triunfo (Mexico, about 50%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%). All parks ranked.

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 Poás Volcano National Park (1,179 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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 Poás Volcano National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park

Shining Honeycreeper

Silver-throated Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

Crimson-collared Tanager

Palm Tanager

Buff-throated Saltator

Bananaquit

Slaty Flowerpiercer

Scarlet-thighed Dacnis

Yellow-winged Tanager

Yellow-faced Grassquit

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-legged Honeycreeper in Poás Volcano National Park?

When is the best time to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper in Poás Volcano National Park?

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

Is Poás Volcano National Park the best place to see a Red-legged Honeycreeper?

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