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Black Flowerpiercer

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Diglossa humeralis


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[edit] Identification

[edit] 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 (as in Glossy).

[edit] Distribution

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 3 subspecies

  • D. h. humeralis
  • D. h. aterrima
  • D. h. nocticolor

[edit] Habitat

Subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

[edit] Behaviour

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