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Merida Flowerpiercer

Diglossa gloriosa Sclater, PL; Salvin, O 1871

The Mérida flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thraupidae
Genus:
   Diglossa
Scientific:
  Diglossa gloriosa


Original description

Citation:
  Sclater, PL; Salvin, O 1871

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1870, Part 3 p.780,784 pl.46 fig.1[=2]

Protonym:
  Diglossa gloriosa

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90543#page/904/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  21B21DD863A5DACD

Avibase ID:
  avibase-21B21DD8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/21B21DD8


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559782

Geographic range:

  • Diglossa gloriosa: Andes of w Venezuela (Trujillo, Mérida and n Táchira)
English:
Merida Flowerpiercer
Catalan:
punxaflor de Mèrida
Czech:
háčkozobec méridský
Danish:
Méridablomsterborer
German:
Méridahakenschnabel
Spanish:
Pinchaflor de Mérida
Spanish (Spain):
Pinchaflor de Mérida
Finnish:
méridanpuhkoja
French:
Percefleur du Mérida
Croatian:
meridska cvjetarica
Italian:
Bucafiori del Merida
Japanese (romaji):
meridahanasashimitsudori
Japanese:
メリダハナサシミツドリ
Lithuanian:
Meridos riestasnapis
Dutch:
Méridaberghoningkruiper
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Meridablomsterborar
Norwegian:
Meridablomsterborer
Polish:
haczykodziobek ciemny
Portuguese:
fura-flor-de-mérida
Russian:
Меридский цветокол
Slovak:
kvetárik hnedobruchý
Serbian:
Bušilica iz Meride
Swedish:
méridablomstickare
Ukrainian:
квіткокол мериданський
Chinese:
黑背刺花鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
美里達刺花鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Percefleur de Mérida ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Percefleur de Mérida ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Merida Flower-piercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Diglossa carbonaria gloriosa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Merida Flower-piercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Diglossa carbonaria gloriosa [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Diglossa carbonaria gloriosa [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Merida Flower-piercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Merida Flower-piercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Merida Flower-piercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Merida Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa gloriosa) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Diglossa gloriosa [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Diglossa gloriosa [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Diglossa [carbonaria, gloriosa, humeralis or brunneiventris] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: punxaflor de Mèrida
Czech: háčkozobec méridský
Danish: Meridablomsterborer, Méridablomsterborer
German: Grauschulter-Hakenschnabel, Méridahakenschnabel
English: Coal-black Flowerpiercer, Merida Flower piercer, Merida Flowerpiercer, Merida Flower-piercer
English, HBW: Merida Flowerpiercer
English (IOC): Merida Flowerpiercer
English (United States): Merida Flowerpiercer
Spanish: Diglosa Gloriosa, Pinchaflor de Mérida, Roba Néctar Carbonoso
Spanish (Spain): Pinchaflor de Mérida
Spanish (HBW): Merida Flowerpiercer
Spanish (Venezuela): Roba Néctar Carbonoso, Roba Néctar de Mérida, Robanéctar Carbonoso
Finnish: meridanpuhkoja, méridanpuhkoja
French: Diglosse de Mérida, Percefleur de Mérida, Percefleur du Mérida
Croatian: meridska cvjetarica
Italian: Bucafiori del Merida
Japanese (romaji): kurohanasashimitsudori, meridahanasashimitsudori
Japanese: クロハナサシミツドリ, メリダハナサシミツドリ
Scientific: Diglossa carbonaria gloriosa, Diglossa gloriosa
Lithuanian: Meridos riestasnapis
Dutch: Meridaberghoningkruiper, Merida-berghoningkruiper, Méridaberghoningkruiper
Norwegian Nynorsk: Meridablomsterborar
Norwegian: Meridablomsterborer
Polish: Haczkodziobek ciemny, haczykodziobek ciemny
Portuguese: fura-flor-de-mérida
Portuguese (Portugal): fura-flor-de-mérida
Russian: Меридский цветокол
Slovak: kvetárik hnedobruchý
Serbian: Bušilica iz Meride
Swedish: Meridablompickare, méridablomstickare
Turkish: Merida çiçekdeleni
Ukrainian: Квіткокол меридайський, квіткокол мериданський
Chinese: 黑背刺花鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 美里達刺花鳥

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