Birds of Mexico

    PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae (Tanagers & Allies)  
Genus: Diglossa (1 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.


Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer
Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer (Diglossa baritula) Male
Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Aaron Maizlish     Copyright and usage info

Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer
Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer (Diglossa baritula montana) Female
Guatemala  
   
Photograph by Dominic Sherony     Copyright and usage info



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