Golden-eyed flowerpiercer
Deep-blue flowerpiercer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Diglossa |
Species: | D. glauca
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Binomial name | |
Diglossa glauca Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1876
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Synonyms | |
Diglossopis glauca |
The golden-eyed flowerpiercer (Diglossa glauca), also known as the deep-blue flowerpiercer, is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in humid Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It is the only species of flowerpiercer with bright yellow eyes.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Diglossa glauca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22723701A94829735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723701A94829735.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Diglossa (bird)
- Birds of the Northern Andes
- Birds described in 1876
- Taxa named by Philip Sclater
- Taxa named by Osbert Salvin
- Thraupidae stubs