- Diglossa gloriosissima
Identification
14.5cm
- Glossy black plumage
- Bright chestnut breast and belly
- Blue-grey shoulder patches
- Dark bluish-grey rump
- Dark iris
- Black upturned, sharply hooked bill
Distribution
[[South America]: found in the western Andes of Colombia (Antioquia to Cauca).
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
- D. g. boylei
- Known with certainty from the northern end of the Western Andes of Colombia (Cerro Paramillo and Páramo Frontino, Antioquia); presumably occurs farther south, but the subspecies has not been determined for most localities within the range of the species, which extends from Antioquia south to Cauca
- D. g. gloriosissima
- Known with certainty from the southern end of the Western Andes of Colombia (Cauca); presumably occurs farther north, but the subspecies has not been determined for most localities within the range of the species, which extends from Antioquia south to Cauca
Habitat
High-altitude shrubland and moist montane forests, 3,000-3,750 m asl.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects and nectar.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- ARKive
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-bellied Flowerpiercer. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-bellied_Flowerpiercer
