- Diglossopis
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Diglossopis Diglossopis glauca Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae Genus: Diglossopis
Sclater, 1856Species Diglossopis caerulescens
Diglossopis cyanea
Diglossopis glauca
Diglossopis indigoticaDiglossopis is a genus of blue flowerpiercers in the family Thraupidae. They are closely related to the genus Diglossa, and some retain all flowerpiercers in that genus. They were formerly classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies[citation needed] have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae. They are restricted to highland forest and woodland from Venezuela and Colombia, through Ecuador and Peru, to Bolivia.
Species list
- Indigo Flowerpiercer, Diglossopis indigotica – based on mtDNA, belongs in the genus Diglossa.
- Deep-blue Flowerpiercer, Diglossopis glauca.
- Bluish Flowerpiercer, Diglossopis caerulescens.
- Masked Flowerpiercer, Diglossopis cyanea.
References
- Mauck, & Burns (2009). Phylogeny, biogeography, and recurrent evolution of divergent bill types in the nectar-stealing flowerpiercers (Thraupini: Diglossa and Diglossopis). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 98 (1): 14-28.
- Ridgely, R. S., & Tudor, G. (1989). Birds of South America. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 0-19-857217-4
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