Glossy Flowerpiercer
Diglossa lafresnayii(Boissonneau, A, 1840)
English (US) Glossy Flowerpiercer
The Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii) 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 Colombia to western Venezuela, Ecuador and far northern PeruRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Diglossa lafresnayii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Glossy Flowerpiercer
- Described by
- (Boissonneau, A, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Uncirostrum La Fresnayii
- Described by
- (Boissonneau, A, 1840)
- Type locality
- Santa-Fe de Bogota [, Colombia] .
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 3 p.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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