Moustached Flowerpiercer
Diglossa mystacalisde Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1846
English (US) Moustached Flowerpiercer
The Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis) 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 mystacalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Moustached Flowerpiercer
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1846
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Diglossa mystacalis unicincta
- Diglossa mystacalis pectoralis
- Diglossa mystacalis albilinea
- Diglossa mystacalis mystacalis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1846
- Type locality
- Bolivia; type probably from Yungas of La Paz, cf. Bridges, 1847, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 15, p. 29.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 9 p.318
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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