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ShrublandCup nestTiny · 13 g
What the Black Flowerpiercer sounds like
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Adult black flowerpiercers are 13–14 cm in length. They are uniformly black (slightly glossy black with subtle blue gloss in males). They have brown eyes and a black bill with a grey base. Females are a duller black with no blue gloss and their wings and tail are brownish. Juvenile birds are also duller. Voice: A rapid series of squeaky trills and twitters even faster than the glossy flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii). The black flowerpiercer sounds almost like the cinereous conebill (Conirostrum cinereum).
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When to see the Black Flowerpiercer
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black Flowerpiercer
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black Flowerpiercer
The black flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae of the order Passeriformes. The family Thraupidae is known for tanagers and other very similar species of birds, but it is still facing classification issues. The black flowerpiercer is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilateraA fairly small flowerpiercer - slightly larger than a black-capped chickadee and slightly smaller than a great tit.
Slaty FlowerpiercerDiglossa plumbeaThe slaty flowerpiercer is a passerine bird endemic to the Talamancan montane forests.
Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoidesThe rusty flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
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