White-sided Flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera)

White-sided Flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera) - Female

About White-sided Flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Perching Birds
Family: Tanagers and Allies

The white-sided flowerpiercer is a fairly common and widespread species of flowerpiercer. Flowerpiercers are a genus of birds within the tanager family Thraupidae, with specially adapted bills that enable them to pierce the sides of flower blossoms to access the nectar. The white-sided flowerpiercer is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Source: Wikipedia