Greater Flowerpiercer (Diglossa major) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates

ForestCup nestSmall · 22 g

Greater Flowerpiercer (Diglossa major), photo 1 — Photo: Steven Bodzin · CC BY 4.0

Greater Flowerpiercer (Diglossa major), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Steven Bodzin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The greater flowerpiercer grows to a length of about 16.5 cm (6.5 in) and is larger than any other species in the genus. The adult has a black mask but is otherwise a bluish-slate colour, with a silvery moustachial streak and silvery streaks on the crown and mantle. It has a chestnut crissum (the area around the cloaca). It is unlikely to be confused with related species because no other members of the genus share its range.

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When to see the Greater Flowerpiercer

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Greater Flowerpiercer

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 2 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Venezuela Guyana

Recorded as a rare visitor in Brazil.

About the Greater Flowerpiercer

The greater flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the tepuis of western Guyana, eastern Venezuela, and far northern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

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Easily confused with

Merida FlowerpiercerDiglossa gloriosaThe Mérida flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Venezuelan FlowerpiercerDiglossa venezuelensisThe Venezuelan flowerpiercer is, on average, 12.7 cm (5.0 in) long. Scaled FlowerpiercerDiglossa duidaeThe scaled flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

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