these small tropical birds are a sight to behold, but this was no ordinary occasion. Male honeycreepers are purplish-blue with black throat and chest patches, black wings, and vibrant yellow legs ...

Monotypic (smaller, darker resident birds in southern ... scalloped with yellow-buff. Adult male: forecrown, chin, and throat red, outlined completely in black; red normally lacking on nape.

This species is one of the most widely distributed, abundant, well-known, and well-named birds ... black, including soft parts, with bright red shoulder patch or “epaulet,” bordered by yellow ...