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Cyanerpes cyaneus
The red-legged honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) is a small songbird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). The male is violet-blue with black wings and bright red legs. This female is quite subdued in colour.
Seen in the Rainforests of the World Exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.