Masked Flowerpiercer

Diglossa cyanea

Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea)
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The masked flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae. It is found in humid montane forest and scrub in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Flowerpiercers got their name from the fact that they have a sharp hook on the tip of their upper mandible which they use to slice open the base of flowers to get at the nectar. Source

Where is the Masked Flowerpiercer now?

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 37,852 times across 6 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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How the Masked Flowerpiercer moves through the year

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in South America ranged from 2°S in October to 7°N in September, about 1,000 km apart.

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