Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (5)
Giovanni Gutierrez, Casey H. Richart, and Kevin J. Burns
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2011
Text last updated January 1, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | tàngara melera cerúlia |
| Dutch | Purpersuikervogel |
| English | Purple Honeycreeper |
| English (United States) | Purple Honeycreeper |
| French | Guit-guit céruléen |
| French (France) | Guit-guit céruléen |
| German | Kobaltnaschvogel |
| Japanese | ムラサキミツドリ |
| Norwegian | purpurhonningkryper |
| Polish | błękitniczek purpurowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | saí-de-perna-amarela |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Saí-de-pernas-amarelas |
| Russian | Фиолетовый саи |
| Serbian | Ljubičasti medni puzić |
| Slovak | medosavka nachová |
| Spanish | Mielerito Cerúleo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Mielero Púrpureo |
| Spanish (Panama) | Mielero Purpúreo |
| Spanish (Peru) | Mielero Púrpura |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielerito cerúleo |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Copeicillo Violáceo |
| Swedish | purpurnektarkrypare |
| Turkish | Mavi Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Танагра-медоїд пурпурова |
Cyanerpes caeruleus Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Certhia caerulea
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata ed.10, p.118.
TYPE LOCALITY:
upper fig. (= male) Surinam.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYANERPES
- caeruleus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Purple Honeycreeper
