Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1840)
English (US) Masked Flowerpiercer
The Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Diglossa cyanea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Masked Flowerpiercer
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Diglossa cyanea cyanea
- Diglossa cyanea dispar
- Diglossa cyanea melanopis
- Diglossa cyanea obscura
- Diglossa cyanea tovarensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Uncirostrum cyaneum
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1840)
- Type locality
- Sante-Fe de Bogota [, Colombia].
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 3 p.102
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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