- Diglossa humeralis
Identification
13·7 cm (5-6 inches)
- Black overall plumage
Sexes similar
Similar Species
Easily confused with male White-sided Flowerpiercer or Glossy Flowerpiercer. Former is more slaty and has white flanks; latter has a greyish-blue shoulder-patch. It's more difficult in parts of Colombia where the Black Flowerpiercer has a greyish-blue shoulder-patch (Slightly less blue than in Glossy).
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- D. h. nocticolor:
- D. h. humeralis:
- D. h. aterrima:
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist montanes, elfin forest, shrubby borders and sheltered wooded ravines
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of nectar, supplemented by insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Flowerpiercer. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Flowerpiercer
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.