Flower-piercer

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Diglossa
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Glossy Flower-piercer (D. lafresnayii)
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Flower-piercer
Species
About 14, see text
Synonyms
Diglossopis

Diglossa is a genus of flowerpiercers in the family Thraupidae. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies^{[citation needed]} have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae. Together with the former genus Diglossopis, they form a group known as flowerpiercers because of their habit of piercing the base of flowers to access nectar that otherwise would be out of reach. This is done with their highly modified bill. Most members of the genus Diglossa are found in highlands of South America (especially the Andes), but two species are found in Central America.

Species list

The members of the genus Diglossopis are have traditionally been included in Diglossa, but at present most place them in a separate genus. Based on mtDNA, the Indigo Flowerpiercer (D. indigotica), which traditionally has been placed in Diglossopis, actually belongs in Diglossa.

• Deep-blue Flower-piercer / Golden-eyed Flower-piercer, Diglossa glauca
• Bluish Flower-piercer, Diglossa caerulescens
• Masked Flower-piercer, Diglossa cyanea
• Indigo Flower-piercer, Diglossa indigotica
• Rusty Flower-piercer, Diglossa sittoides
• Cinnamon-bellied Flower-piercer, Diglossa baritula
• Slaty Flower-piercer, Diglossa plumbea
• Moustached Flower-piercer, Diglossa mystacalis
• Chestnut-bellied Flower-piercer, Diglossa gloriosissima
• Glossy Flower-piercer, Diglossa lafresnayii
• Scaled Flower-piercer, Diglossa duidae
• Greater Flower-piercer, Diglossa major
• White-sided Flower-piercer, Diglossa albilatera
• Venezuelan Flower-piercer, Diglossa venezuelensis
• Black-throated Flower-piercer, Diglossa brunneiventris
• Grey-bellied Flower-piercer, Diglossa carbonaria
• Black Flower-piercer, Diglossa humeralis
• Merida Flower-piercer, Diglossa gloriosa

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

This article is part of Project Bird Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each genus, including made-up genera.