Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusCyanerpes (Blue Honeycreepers)
- SpeciesCyanerpes lucidus (Shining Honeycreeper)
The shining honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and Colombia. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Shining Honeycreeper sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at San Lorenzo Protected Forest
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Lemon-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus icteronotus
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Shining Honeycreeper in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Shining Honeycreeper sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Shining Honeycreeper in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
November has the highest sighting rate for Shining Honeycreeper in San Lorenzo Protected Forest in our monthly data.