Bluish flowerpiercer

Bluish flowerpiercer
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Diglossa
Species:	D. caerulescens
Binomial name
Diglossa caerulescens (Sclater, PL, 1856)
Synonyms
Diglossopis caerulescens

The bluish flowerpiercer (Diglossa caerulescens) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in humid montane forest in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

Acanama Reserve - Ecuador (flash photo)

References

1. BirdLife International (2018). "Diglossa caerulescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22723708A132023941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22723708A132023941.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.