Red-legged honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) male. This small songbird is found in the tropics from southern Mexico to northern South America. It is fo

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Red-legged honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) male. This small songbird is found in the tropics from southern Mexico to northern South America. It is found in open woodland, forest edges, and plantations. Like all honeycreepers, it feeds on nectar with its long curved bill. It also feeds on insects and fruit, reaching lengths of around 12 centimetres. Photographed in Costa Rica.

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