- Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer
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Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae Genus: Diglossa Species: D. baritula Binomial name Diglossa baritula
Wagler, 1832The Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer (Diglossa baritula) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest. It is a species known to be a nectar robber, apparently taking nectar while not pollinating the plant.[1]
References
- BirdLife International 2004. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
- ^ Maloof, Joan E; Inouye, David W (Oct 2000). "Are nectar robbers cheaters or mutualists?". Ecology 81 (10): 2651–2661. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2651:ANRCOM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0012-9658. http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~jemaloof/manuscripts/Ecology.htm.
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