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Flowerpiercer

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Aves

Family
  
Thraupidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Diglossa

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Representative species
  
Slaty flowerpiercer, Masked flowerpiercer, Black flowerpiercer, Rusty flowerpiercer, Cinnamon‑bellied flowerpiercer

Rusty flowerpiercer diglossa sittoides


The flowerpiercers are the members of a genera of tanagers, Diglossa. The common name refers to 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 bills, although this is greatly reduced in the bluish flowerpiercer, which has an almost "normal" bill. Most flowerpiercers are restricted to highlands, especially the Andes, in South America, but two species occur in Central America.

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Species

Flowerpiercer Overview Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea Neotropical Birds

  • Genus Diglossa
  • Cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer (Diglossa baritula).
  • Slaty flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea).
  • Rusty flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides).
  • Venezuelan flowerpiercer (Diglossa venezuelensis).
  • Chestnut-bellied flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosissima).
  • White-sided flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera).
  • Glossy flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii).
  • Moustached flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis).
  • Merida flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosa).
  • Black flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis).
  • Black-throated flowerpiercer (Diglossa brunneiventris).
  • Grey-bellied flowerpiercer (Diglossa carbonaria).
  • Scaled flowerpiercer (Diglossa duidae).
  • Greater flowerpiercer (Diglossa major).
  • Indigo flowerpiercer (Diglossa indigotica).
  • Deep-blue flowerpiercer (Diglossa glauca).
  • Bluish flowerpiercer (Diglossa caerulescens).
  • Masked flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea).


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    References

    Flowerpiercer Wikipedia
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