Rusty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa sittoides(d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1838)
English (US) Rusty Flowerpiercer
The Rusty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides) 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 sittoides
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rusty Flowerpiercer
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Diglossa sittoides hyperythra
- Diglossa sittoides mandeli
- Diglossa sittoides coelestis
- Diglossa sittoides dorbignyi
- Diglossa sittoides decorata
- Diglossa sittoides sittoides
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Serrirostrum sittoides
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1838)
- Type locality
- Yungas, Vallegrande, rep. Boliviam.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 8 cl.2 p.25
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tanagers and Allies
White-sided Flowerpiercer
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Scaled Flowerpiercer
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Greater Flowerpiercer
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Indigo Flowerpiercer
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Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer
Diglossa baritula
Slaty Flowerpiercer
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Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer
Diglossa glauca
Bluish Flowerpiercer
Diglossa caerulescens
Masked Flowerpiercer
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