Red-legged Honeycreeper (male)

Description:

The Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) is a small songbird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). It is found in the tropical New World from southern Mexico south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, and on Cuba, where possibly introduced. The Red-legged Honeycreeper is on average 12.2 cm long, weighs 14 g and has a medium-long black, slightly decurved, bill. The male is violet-blue with black wings, tail and back, and bright red legs. The crown of its head is turquoise, and the underwing, visible only in flight, is lemon yellow.

Habitat:

Seen in the Rainforests of the World Exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. In the wild, it occurs in forests, particularly in wetter areas.