Diglossopis

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Diglossopis
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Diglossopis glauca
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Diglossopis
Sclater, 1856
Species

Diglossopis caerulescens
Diglossopis cyanea
Diglossopis glauca
Diglossopis indigotica

Diglossopis was a genus of blue flowerpiercers in the family Thraupidae. They are now usually placed in the genus Diglossa . They were formerly classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies[ citation needed ] have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae. They are restricted to highland forest and woodland from Venezuela and Colombia, through Ecuador and Peru, to Bolivia.

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Flowerpiercer Genus of birds

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Cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer

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Black-throated flowerpiercer

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Bluish flowerpiercer

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Grey-bellied flowerpiercer

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Masked flowerpiercer


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Golden-eyed flowerpiercer

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Mérida flowerpiercer

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Chestnut-bellied flowerpiercer

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Black flowerpiercer

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Indigo flowerpiercer

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Glossy flowerpiercer

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Greater flowerpiercer

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Moustached flowerpiercer

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