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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...
-
recurrent evolution of
divergent bill
types in the nectar-stealing
flowerpiercers (Thraupini:
Diglossa and Diglossopis).
Biological Journal of the Linnean...
- The
greater flowerpiercer (Diglossa major) is a
species of bird in the
family Thraupidae. It is
found in the
tepuis of
western Guyana,
eastern Venezuela...
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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...
- high-altitude shrubland, and
heavily degraded former forest.
Adult black flowerpiercers are 13–14 cm in length. They are
uniformly black (slightly
glossy black...
- than the
similar Mérida
flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosa) that
Chapman compared his
specimens with. Chestnut-bellied
flowerpiercers, like the
other birds...
- The
glossy flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii) is a
species of bird in the
family Thraupidae. It is
found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....
- The
bluish flowerpiercer (Diglossa caerulescens) is a
species of bird in the
family Thraupidae. It is
found in
humid montane forest in Bolivia, Colombia...
- The
Venezuelan flowerpiercer (Diglossa venezuelensis) is a
species of bird in the
family Thraupidae. It is
endemic to Venezuela. Its
natural habitat is...
- The
moustached flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis) is a
species of bird in the
family Thraupidae. It was
first described by
French ornithologist Frédéric...
