Bluish flowerpiercer

Bluish flowerpiercer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Thraupidae
Genus:Diglossa
Species: D. caerulescens
Binomial name
Diglossa caerulescens
Sclater, 1856
Synonyms

Diglossopis caerulescens

The bluish flowerpiercer (Diglossa caerulescens) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in humid montane forest in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.

Acanama Reserve - Ecuador (flash photo)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Diglossa caerulescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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