The typical honeycreepers form a genus Cyanerpes of small birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. They are found in the tropical New World from Mexico south to Brazil. They occur in the forest canopy, and, as the name implies, they are specialist nectar feeders with long curved bills.
Honeycreeper
Image: Cyanerpes lucidus, Nusagandi, Panama
Image: Purple honey creeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus longirostris) male
Image: Red legged Honeycreeper Panama H8O2103 (23250437695)
The tanagers comprise the bird family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has a Neotropical distribution and is the second-largest family of birds. It represents about 4% of all avian species and 12% of the Neotropical birds.
Tanager
Image: Plush capped Finch Colombia S4E1689 (22623276893)
Image: Charitospiza eucosma Coal crested Finch
Image: Brown Tanager Itatiaia Brazil MG 0161 (23224278996)