Merida Flowerpiercer
Diglossa gloriosaSclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871
English (US) Merida Flowerpiercer
The Merida Flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosa) 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.
Range: Andes of western Venezuela (Trujillo, Mérida, and northern Táchira)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Diglossa gloriosa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Merida Flowerpiercer
- Described by
- Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1871
- Type locality
- Paramo de la Culata, north of Merida [, Venezuela].
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870, pt.3 p.780,784 pl.46 fig.1[=2]
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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