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Red-legged Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes cyaneus

Photo by Chris79
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Description:

A pair of Red-legged Honeycreepers spotted in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica.

The female is in the foreground and is mainly green, with paler, faintly streaked underparts and red-brown legs. The male is violet-blue with black wings, tail and back, and bright red legs.

Reference Links:

Red-legged honeycreeper - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Red-legged honeycreeper (female)

Cyanerpes cyaneus

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