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White-sided Flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera)

White-sided Flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera) - Female
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

Visits

  • 2006-11-23

    Cajanuma, Ecuador
  • 2006-12-17

    Mindo - Bellavista, Ecuador
  • 2023-02-06

    Parque Natural Chicaque, Colombia
  • 2023-02-09

    La Linea, Colombia
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  • 2023-08-01

    Zuro Loma, Ecuador
  • 2023-08-03

    Baeza, Ecuador
  • 2024-10-10

    Cuchila San Lorenzo, Colombia
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  • 2024-10-15

    Perija, Colombia