The masked flowerpiercer is a species of bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae. It is found in humid montane forest and scrub in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. 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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(de Lafresnaye, NFAA 1840)
Reference:
Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne
3 p.102
Protonym:
Uncirostrum cyaneum
Type locality:
Sante-Fe de Bogota [, Colombia].
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13714106
Avibase ID:
480CCA00771279B3
Avibase ID:
avibase-480CCA00
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/480CCA00
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 997764
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Percefleur masqué ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Percefleur masqué ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Masked Flower-piercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Masked Flower-piercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Masked Flower-piercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyaneus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyaneus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopsis cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopsis cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopsis cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopsis cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Masked Flower-piercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Diglossa cyanea [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Diglossa cyanea [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Diglossa cyanea [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Masked Flower-piercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Masked Flower-piercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Masked Flower-piercer ( Diglossopis cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Masked Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa cyanea) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Diglossopis cyaneus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Diglossa cyanea [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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