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Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea) is a member of the Thraupidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 17 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thraupidae Tanagers & Allies
- Genus Diglossa
- Species cyanea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 17 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea) is a member of the Thraupidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA Venezuela to nw Peru.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 17 g, with a wing length of about 7.4 cm and a tail of around 6.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 392,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer?
The Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer is a small bird that weighs around 17 g.
Where does the Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer live?
The Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer is found across South America with a range covering SA Venezuela to nw Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer belong to?
The Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea) belongs to the Thraupidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer eat?
The Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer migrate?
The Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer make?
1 real field recording of the Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer's range?
The Warbling Masked Flowerpiercer has a mapped global range of about 392,000 km².
Conservation
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