How big is a Moustached Flowerpiercer?

The Moustached Flowerpiercer is a small sized bird weighing about 16 g.

Where can you see a Moustached Flowerpiercer?

The Moustached Flowerpiercer occurs in 2 countries, including Peru and Bolivia.

What birds look similar to a Moustached Flowerpiercer?

The Moustached Flowerpiercer is most easily confused with the Chestnut-bellied Flowerpiercer, the Grey-bellied Flowerpiercer and the Indigo Flowerpiercer.

Is the Moustached Flowerpiercer endangered?

The Moustached Flowerpiercer is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Moustached Flowerpiercer

Diglossa mystacalis

Tanagers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis) is a rare tanager found in 2 countries, weighing about 16 g. The moustached flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforest16 g

Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis), photo 1 — Photo: Allan Harris · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis), photo 2 — Photo: russnamitz · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis), photo 3 — Photo: russnamitz · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis), photo 4 — Photo: David F. Belmonte · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis), photo 5 — Photo: Isaac Krone · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis), photo 6 — Photo: Isaac Krone · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis), photo 7 — Photo: wang cai · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis), photo 8 — Photo: wang cai · CC BY 4.0

Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis), photo 9 — Photo: Gray, George Robert; Hullmandel & Walton; Hullmandel, Charles Joseph; Mitchell, D. W. · Public domain

Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis), photo 10 — Photo: russnamitz · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Moustached Flowerpiercer

The moustached flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It was first described by French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1846. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.

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Where it lives

Peru Bolivia

When to see it

Best months: February, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Moustached Flowerpiercer look like?: The moustached flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
How big is a Moustached Flowerpiercer?: The Moustached Flowerpiercer is a small sized bird weighing about 16 g.
Where can you see a Moustached Flowerpiercer?: The Moustached Flowerpiercer occurs in 2 countries, including Peru and Bolivia.
What birds look similar to a Moustached Flowerpiercer?: The Moustached Flowerpiercer is most easily confused with the Chestnut-bellied Flowerpiercer, the Grey-bellied Flowerpiercer and the Indigo Flowerpiercer.
Is the Moustached Flowerpiercer endangered?: The Moustached Flowerpiercer is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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