Deep-blue flowerpiercer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Diglossa |
Species: | D. glauca |
Binomial name | |
Diglossa glauca Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1876 | |
Synonyms | |
Diglossopis glauca |
The golden-eyed flowerpiercer (Diglossa glauca), also known as the deep-blue flowerpiercer, is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in humid Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It is the only species of flowerpiercer with bright yellow eyes.
Diglossa may refer to:
The slaty flowerpiercer is a passerine bird endemic to the Talamancan montane forests.
Diglossa is a genus in the family Thraupidae. They are commonly known as flowerpiercers because of their habit of piercing the base of flowers to access nectar that otherwise would be out of reach. This is done with their highly modified bill, which is typically upswept, with a hook at the tip. Most members of the genus Diglossa are found in highlands of South America, but two species are found in Central America.
The white-sided flowerpiercer is a fairly common and widespread species of Flowerpiercer. Flowerpiercers are a genus of birds within the Tanager family Thraupidae, with specially adapted bills that enable them to pierce the sides of flower blossoms to access the nectar. The white-sided flowerpiercer is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
The cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.
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The bluish flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in humid montane forest in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
The grey-bellied flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Bolivian Andes and far northwestern Argentina.
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The Mérida flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.
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The moustached flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It was first described by French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1846. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.
The rusty flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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D. carbonaria may refer to: