Deep-blue flowerpiercer
| Deep-blue flowerpiercer | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Diglossa |
| Species: | D. glauca |
| Binomial name | |
| Diglossa glauca Sclater & Salvin, 1876 | |
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Diglossopis glauca | |
The deep-blue flowerpiercer (Diglossa glauca), also known as the golden-eyed flowerpiercer, is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. 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 (2012). "Diglossa glauca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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