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Glossy Flowerpiercer

Diglossa lafresnayii

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 16 g
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii), photo 1
Photo: Esteban Poveda · CC BY 4.0
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii), photo 2
Photo: Peter Archdale · CC BY 4.0
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii), photo 3
Photo: Josh Noseworthy · CC BY 4.0
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii), photo 4
Photo: Josh Noseworthy · CC BY 4.0
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii), photo 5
Photo: John G. Phillips · CC BY 4.0
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii), photo 6
Photo: John G. Phillips · CC BY 4.0
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii), photo 7
Photo: The Lilac Breasted Roller from Sullivan's Island, United States · CC BY 2.0
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii), photo 8
Photo: Ana Agreda, Aves y Conservación · Public domain
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii), photo 9
Photo: John G. Phillips · CC BY 4.0
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii), photo 10
Photo: John G. Phillips · CC BY 4.0

What the Glossy Flowerpiercer sounds like

Sonogram of the Glossy Flowerpiercer: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Dawn song · Zamora-Chinchipe: camp on Ventanilla-Christopher Parson trail, Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Glossy Flowerpiercer: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: páramo of Cordillera Las Lagunillas, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Glossy Flowerpiercer: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: near headquarters, Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Glossy Flowerpiercer

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Glossy Flowerpiercer

Regular range

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Colombia Ecuador Venezuela Peru

About the Glossy Flowerpiercer

The glossy flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer (Diglossa baritula) Cinnamon-bellied FlowerpiercerDiglossa baritulaThe cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Bluish Flowerpiercer (Diglossa caerulescens) Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescensThe bluish flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Black-throated Flowerpiercer (Diglossa brunneiventris) Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventrisThe black-throated flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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