Greater flowerpiercer

Greater flowerpiercer
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Diglossa
Species: D. major
Binomial name
Diglossa major
Cabanis, 1849

The greater flowerpiercer (Diglossa major) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in the tepuis of Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

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