The golden-eyed flowerpiercer, also known as the deep-blue flowerpiercer, is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in humid Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It is the only species of flowerpiercer with bright yellow eyes. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Sclater, PL; Salvin, O 1876
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1876, pt.1 p.253
Imprint year:
1876
Protonym:
Diglossa glauca
Type locality:
Nairapi, Bolivia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92484#page/311/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
ACA0A34E914F6A5B
Avibase ID:
avibase-ACA0A34E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/ACA0A34E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 997762
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Percefleur glauque ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Percefleur glauque ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Deep-blue Flower-piercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Deep-blue Flower-piercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Deep-blue Flower-piercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glaucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glaucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Golden-eye Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Golden-eye Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopsis glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopsis glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopsis glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopsis glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Golden-eyed Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Deep-blue Flower-piercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Diglossa glauca [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Diglossa glauca [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Diglossa glauca [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Deep-blue Flower-piercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Deep-blue Flower-piercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Deep-blue Flower-piercer ( Diglossopis glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025): Deep-blue Flowerpiercer ( Diglossa glauca) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Diglossopis glaucus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Diglossa glauca [version 1] |
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Species status: full species
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