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Alternative name: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer

Diglossa glauca

Identification

  • Dark blue plumage
  • Bright yellow eyes

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.

Taxonomy

Placed in genus Diglossopis by some authorities.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • D. g. tyrianthina:
  • Eastern slope of Andes of south-western Colombia (Narino) and eastern Ecuador
  • D. g.a glauca:
  • South-eastern Peru (Jun¡n) to yungas of western Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba)

Habitat

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Avibase

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