Photo © by Stanley Jones
Cock of the Rock Lodge, Manu Road, Parque Nacional del Manu, Peru, September 2018
Cock of the Rock Lodge, Manu Road, Parque Nacional del Manu, Peru, September 2018
- Diglossa mystacalis
Identification
14·5 cm (5¾ in)
- Dark blue overall plumage
- White cheek patch, nape and on back
Distribution
South America: found in Peru and Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]
- D. m. unicincta:
- Andes of northern Peru (Amazonas south to central Huánuco)
- D. m. pectoralis:
- Andes of central Peru (central Huánuco to Junín)
- D. m. albilinea:
- Andes of southern Peru (Ayacucho to Puno)
- D. m. mystacalis:
- Andes of north-western Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba and western Santa Cruz)
Habitat
Humid montane woodland and low cloudforest with stunted growth. Elfin forest and woody shrubs.
Behaviour
Diet
They take a lot of insects and also eat some nectar from a wide variety of plants.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Moustached Flowerpiercer. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Moustached_Flowerpiercer
