Birds of Bolivia

    PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae (Tanagers & Allies)  
Genus: Diglossa (7 species, 18 worldwide)

Genus Diglossa, Flowerpiercers, are small tanagers with thin bills with a curved tip used for piercing flowers to extract nectar. Males are generally colorful, while females are often drab shades of brown.


Black-throated Flowerpiercer
Black-throated Flowerpiercer (Diglossa brunneiventris vuilleumieri)
ProAves Dusky Starfrontlet Reserve, Urrao, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A Peruvian species with an isolated population in northeast Colombia. Generally found at 2500-3000m in Colombia, and to lower altitudes in Peru.

Bluish Flowerpiercer
Bluish Flowerpiercer (Diglossa caerulescens saturata)
San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia
  Bill less hooked than other flowerpiercers.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Dull blue and black compared to Masked Flowerpiercer. Found inside the forest, and generally not in gardens. Travels in mixed flocks.

Grey-bellied Flowerpiercer
Grey-bellied Flowerpiercer (Diglossa carbonaria)
Siberia, Bolivia  
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.

Grey-bellied Flowerpiercer
Grey-bellied Flowerpiercer (Diglossa carbonaria) Immature
Quime, Bolivia  
   
Photograph by Joe Tobias   © All Rights Reserved.



Masked Flowerpiercer
Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea cyanea)
Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Piercing a flower
Eating a berry.

Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer
Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer (Diglossa glauca glauca)
Manu, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Immature with white eye and two color bill.

Moustached Flowerpiercer
Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis)
Peru  
   
Photograph by Robert Lewis   © All Rights Reserved.


Rusty Flowerpiercer
Rusty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides dorbignyi) Male
Finca Alejandria, Cali, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Rusty Flowerpiercer
Rusty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides) Female
Colombia  
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info

At favorite flowers.


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