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Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossopis cyanea
4.55042, -74.3307
Field Notes
Description:
Flowerpiercers got their name from the fact that they have a sharp hook on the tip of their upper mandible which they use to slice open the base of flowers to get at the nectar.
Habitat:
cloudforest, 2200m
Notes:
A huge Abutilon bush grew beside the stairs of El Refugio in Chicaque natural park. There were always birds on it, including a lot of hummingbirds. Sometimes I would just set up on the stairs and wait for the birds to come.
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Masked Flowerpiercer
Species ID Suggestions
2
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 4, 2013
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