Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThraupidae
HabitatTropical woodland edges and flowering trees
SeasonAccidental vagrant to Texas
LocationSabine Woods, Texas, Jefferson County, Texas
Size4.75 in
DietNectar, fruit, and insects
ConservationLeast Concern
CameraNikon Z9Lens600mmAperturef/8Shutter1/640ISO2000
Red-legged Honeycreeper going about its business at Sabine Woods.
About the Red-legged Honeycreeper
A dazzling tropical honeycreeper; breeding males are violet-blue with a turquoise crown and bright red legs. The Sabine Woods bird stood among the first Texas records ever accepted.
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