The Venezuelan flycatcher is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It was formerly considered to be a race of the short-crested flycatcher, Myiarchus ferox, but the two species overlap without interbreeding in Venezuela, and the calls are different.
The band-tailed barbthroat is a medium-sized hummingbird which is a resident breeder from southeastern Guatemala and Belize to western Ecuador and western Venezuela.
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. Most members of the genus Diglossa are found in highlands of South America, but two species are found in Central America.
Centrolene venezuelensis is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is endemic to Venezuela and known from the Venezuelan Andes and from the Serranía del Perijá, Zulia state. In Spanish it is known as ranita de cristal Venezolana or ranita verde de labio blanco.
The white-sided flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
The cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.
The black-throated flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
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.
The masked flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae. It is found in humid montane forest and scrub in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Flowerpiercers got their name from the fact that they have a sharp hook on the tip of their upper mandible which they use to slice open the base of flowers to get at the nectar.
The scaled flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the tepuis of Brazil and Venezuela.
The golden-eyed flowerpiercer, 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.
The Mérida flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.
The chestnut-bellied flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Colombia.
The black flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae of the order Passeriformes. The family Thraupidae is known for tanagers and other very similar species of birds, but it is still facing classification issues. The black flowerpiercer is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
The indigo flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in humid forest on the lower west Andean slopes in northern Ecuador and Colombia.
The glossy flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
The greater flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the tepuis of western Guyana, eastern Venezuela and far northern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
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.
