- Deep-blue Flowerpiercer
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Deep-blue Flowerpiercer Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae Genus: Diglossopis Species: D. glauca Binomial name Diglossopis glauca
Sclater & Salvin, 1876Synonyms Diglossa glauca
The Deep-blue Flowerpiercer (Diglossopis 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 2004. Diglossa glauca. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
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