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Purple Honeycreeper

Cyanerpes caeruleus Linnaeus, C 1758

The purple honeycreeper is a small Neotropical bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in the tropical New World from Colombia and Venezuela south to Brazil, and on Trinidad. A few, possibly introduced birds have been recorded on Tobago. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thraupidae
Genus:
   Cyanerpes
Scientific:
  Cyanerpes caeruleus


Original description

Citation:
  Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.118

Protonym:
  Certhia caerulea

Type locality:
  upper fig. (= male) Surinam.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/136/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A0A7D1B2A28F8758

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A0A7D1B2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A0A7D1B2


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559607

Geographic range:

  • Cyanerpes caeruleus caeruleus: far eastern Panama to Venezuela, the Guianas, and northeastern Brazil (southward to Rio Tapajós and northwestern Maranhão)
  • Cyanerpes caeruleus chocoanus: tropical western Colombia and western Ecuador
  • Cyanerpes caeruleus microrhynchus: eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela, northern Bolivia, and western Amazonian Brazil (eastward to mouth of the Amazon River and west-central Mato Grosso)
  • Cyanerpes caeruleus longirostris: Trinidad
  • Cyanerpes caeruleus hellmayri: highlands of Guyana
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English:
Purple Honeycreeper
Catalan:
tàngara melera porpra
Czech:
květomil purpurový
Danish:
Purpurhonningsuger
German:
Kobaltnaschvogel
Spanish:
Mielerito Cerúleo
Spanish (Spain):
Mielerito Cerúleo
Finnish:
mesitangara
French:
Guit-guit céruléen
Croatian:
dugokljuna tangara
Hungarian:
indigócukormadár
Italian:
Mielero viola
Japanese (romaji):
murasakimitsudori
Japanese:
ムラサキミツドリ
Lithuanian:
purpurinė tanagra medsiurbė
Dutch:
Purpersuikervogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Purpurhonningkrypar
Norwegian:
Purpurhonningkryper
Polish:
błękitniczek purpurowy
Portuguese:
saí-de-perna-amarela
Portuguese (Brazil):
saí-de-perna-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal):
dácnis-meleiro-violeta
Russian:
Фиолетовый саи
Slovak:
medosavka nachová
Serbian:
Ljubičasti medni puzić
Swedish:
purpurnektarkrypare
Ukrainian:
Танагра-медоїд пурпурова
Chinese:
紫旋蜜雀
Chinese (Traditional):
紫藍旋蜜雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Guit-guit céruléen ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Guit-guit céruléen ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Purple Honeycreeper ( Cyanerpes caeruleus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cyanerpes caeruleus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cyanerpes caeruleus [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Arawak: Yawareshiri
Catalan: tàngara melera porpra
Czech: Kvetomil purpurový, květomil purpurový
Danish: Purpurhonningsuger
German: Kobaltnaschvogel, Purpurnaschvogel, Purpur-Naschvogel
English: Purple Honeycreeper, Yellow-legged Honeycreeper
English, HBW: Purple Honeycreeper
English (IOC): Purple Honeycreeper
English (United States): Purple Honeycreeper
Spanish: Copeicillo Violáceo, Mielerito Cerúleo, Mielero Cerúleo, Mielero purpúreo
Spanish (Colombia): Mielero Cerúleo, Mielero purpúreo
Spanish (Ecuador): Mielero purpúreo, Mielero Púrpureo
Spanish (Spain): Mielerito Cerúleo
Spanish (HBW): Purple Honeycreeper
Spanish (Panama): Mielero Purpúreo
Spanish (Peru): Mielero Púrpura
Spanish (Venezuela): Copeicillo Violáceo
Estonian: selva-türkiissirk, selva-türkiistangara
Finnish: Mesitangara
French: Guitguit bleu, Guit-guit bleu, Guit-guit céruléen, Sucrier pourpre
Guianese Creole French: Ti-blé
Croatian: dugokljuna tangara
Hungarian: indigócukormadár
Italian: Cianerpe purpurea, Mielero viola
Japanese (romaji): murasakimitsudori
Japanese: ムラサキミツドリ
Scientific: Certhia caerulea, Cyanerpes caeruleus, Cyanerpes caeruleus caeruleus
Lithuanian: purpurinė tanagra medsiurbė
Dutch: Purperen Suikervogel, Purpersuikervogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Purpurhonningkrypar
Norwegian: Purpurhonningkryper, Purpurhonningsuger
Wayampi: Pelepelewa
Polish: blekitniczek purpurowy, błękitniczek purpurowy, Błękitnniczek purpurowy
Portuguese: saí, saí-beija-flor, saí-de-perna-amarela, saí-púrpura, Sai-roxo, tem-tem-do-Espírito-Santo
Portuguese (Brazil): saí, saí-beija-flor, sai-de-perna-amarela, Saí-de-perna-amarela, saí-púrpura, tem-tem-do-Espírito-Santo
Portuguese (Portugal): dácnis-meleiro-violeta, Saí-de-pernas-amarelas
Russian: желтоногий цианерпес, Пурпурная танагра-медосос, Пурпурный цианерпес, танагра-медосос, Фиолетовый саи
Slovak: medosavka nachová
Serbian: Ljubičasti medni puzić
Swedish: Purpurhonungssugare, purpurnektarkrypare
Turkish: Mavi balkuşu
Ukrainian: Танагра-медоїд пурпурова
Wayana: Tukuihek-hapon
Chinese: 紫旋蜜雀
Chinese (Traditional): 紫藍旋蜜雀

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