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− | + | [[Image:Black_Flowerpiercer.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Momo|Momo}}<br />[[Quito Botanical Gardens]], [[Ecuador]], March 2006]] | |
− | [[Image:Black_Flowerpiercer.jpg|thumb| | + | ;[[:category:Diglossa|Diglossa]] humeralis |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 13·7 cm (5-6 inches) | |
+ | *Black overall plumage<br /> | ||
+ | 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<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''D. h. nocticolor'': | ||
+ | :*Santa Marta Mountains of northern [[Colombia]] and Sierra de Perijá (western [[Venezuela]]) | ||
+ | *''D. h. humeralis'': | ||
+ | :*Eastern Andes of [[Colombia]] and south-western [[Venezuela]] (Páramo de Tamá) | ||
+ | *''D. h. aterrima'': | ||
+ | :*Western and Central Andes of [[Colombia]] to [[Ecuador]] and north-western [[Peru]] | ||
+ | ==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== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | + | {{GSearch|Diglossa+humeralis}} | |
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GS-checked}} |
+ | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Diglossa]] |
Latest revision as of 13:25, 5 February 2022
- 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 7 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Flowerpiercer
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.