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;[[:Category:Diglossa|Diglossa]] baritula | ;[[:Category:Diglossa|Diglossa]] baritula | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 10-12 cm; like other flowerpiercers, the bill is black (except for a paler base to lower mandible) with a slight upturn and a hook at the end of the maxilla<br /> | |
| + | '''Male''' is greyish-blue above with a darker hood, and a cinnamon rufous underside. '''Female''' is greyish olive with more cinnamon on underside. '''Juveniles''' are similar to female with more buffy to yellowish underside. | ||
| + | ====Variation==== | ||
| + | Males become darker on the underside with bluish extending further down the breast as one moves east and south. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Central America]]: found in [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]] and [[Nicaragua]]. | [[Central America]]: found in [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]] and [[Nicaragua]]. | ||
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:*Highlands of eastern Guatemala to [[Honduras]] and north-central [[Nicaragua]] | :*Highlands of eastern Guatemala to [[Honduras]] and north-central [[Nicaragua]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Edges and weedy areas of pine-oak and evergreen forest, suburban gardens, flowering fields. Most frequent between 1200 and 3500 m [[Dictionary_A-C#A|asl]] but has been observed at 9000 m elevation. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
[[Image:Cinnamon-bellied_Flowerpiercer.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|Oregonian|Oregonian}} <br />Guatemala City, [[Guatemala]], May 28, 2006]] | [[Image:Cinnamon-bellied_Flowerpiercer.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|Oregonian|Oregonian}} <br />Guatemala City, [[Guatemala]], May 28, 2006]] | ||
The diet includes nectar. | The diet includes nectar. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#{{Ref-HowellWebb95}}#Lauck, C. (2020). Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer (Diglossa baritula), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cibflo1.01 |
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Diglossa+baritula}} | {{GSearch|Diglossa+baritula}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Diglossa]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Diglossa]] | ||
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- Diglossa baritula
Identification
10-12 cm; like other flowerpiercers, the bill is black (except for a paler base to lower mandible) with a slight upturn and a hook at the end of the maxilla
Male is greyish-blue above with a darker hood, and a cinnamon rufous underside. Female is greyish olive with more cinnamon on underside. Juveniles are similar to female with more buffy to yellowish underside.
Variation
Males become darker on the underside with bluish extending further down the breast as one moves east and south.
Distribution
Central America: found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
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There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- D. b. baritula:
- Highlands of central Mexico (south-eastern Jalisco to Isthmus of Tehuántepec)
- D. b. montana:
- Highlands of southern Mexico (Chiapas) to Guatemala and El Salvador
- D. b. parva:
Habitat
Edges and weedy areas of pine-oak and evergreen forest, suburban gardens, flowering fields. Most frequent between 1200 and 3500 m asl but has been observed at 9000 m elevation.
Behaviour
The diet includes nectar.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Howell, SNG and S Webb. 1995. A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. New York: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0198540120
- Lauck, C. (2020). Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer (Diglossa baritula), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cibflo1.01
- BirdForum Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon-bellied_Flowerpiercer
