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Bluish Flowerpiercer

Diglossa caerulescens (Sclater, PL 1856)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens media Niels Krabbe 1991-10-31 Napo: Cord. de los Guacamayos (2100 m), Napo (Ecuador) (2100 m) song -

Humid-wet forest. Reference: XXXVIA 361-369 (Digcae2). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

242539
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens saturata Rolf A. de By 2022-04-22 Refugio del Tororoy, above Guayabetal, Cundinamarca, Guayabetal (Colombia) (2200 m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

726054
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens Tabitha Olsen 2025-12-14 , Caldas (Colombia)   -   647247429
macaulaylibrary.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens Peter Boesman 2006-02-13 Huacamayos ridge, Napo, Napo (Ecuador) (2000 - 2200 m) song -

ID certainty 100%. (Archiv. tape 191 side A track 48 seq. A)

222420
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens media Peter de Rouw 2020-02-05 Reserva Tapichalaca, Sendero Jocotoco (stakeout), Zamora Chinchipe, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (2600 m) song -

Singing bird seen. See also https://observation.org/waarneming/view/195357784.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

593291
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens Guido O. Keijl 2012-12-26 Napo, Guacamayos ridge, Napo (Ecuador) (2300 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

293902
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens Peter Boesman 2021-11-12 Chamicero del Perijá Proaves Reserve, Cesar, Manaure (Colombia) Song and call - [sono] 693473
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens media Niels Krabbe 2002-03-19 Napo: San Isidro 2 km SW Cosanga, Napo (Ecuador) (2100 m) song -

Humid-wet forest. Reference: A: 308-326 (Digcaex1). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

242544
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens media Niels Krabbe 1991-12-19 Napo: pass of Cord. de los Guacamayos, Napo (Ecuador) (2300 m) call -

Humid-wet forest. Reference: XLIIA 164-167 (Digcae4). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9). Filtered version on Moore et al. (2013) (http://johnvmoorenaturerecordings.com/pubs/ECUAD/main.htm).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

242543
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens Carlos Delgado JUMABITA 2026-03-16 PNN Tatamá - Cerro Montezuma , Pueblo Rico (Colombia) (1300 m) song - [sono] 1094901
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens media Mitch Lysinger 2008-02-00 Napo: 'Cabañas San Isidro', 1-2 km SW Cosanga, Napo (Ecuador) (2050 m) foraging calls -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD

playback-used:no

261127
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens media Niels Krabbe 1991-09-27 Napo: pass of Cord. de los Guacamayos, Napo (Ecuador) (2300 m) call -

Humid-wet forest. Reference: XXXIVB 36 (Digcae1). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

242541
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens Jay McGowan 2016-02-13 Cabañas San Isidro, Napo, Ecuador, Napo (Ecuador)   -   25783251
macaulaylibrary.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens Ross Gallardy 2016-12-14 Cesar, Manaure, Serranía del Perijá, arriba de El Cinco, Cesar (Colombia) (2875 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

353240
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens media Peter de Rouw 2020-02-06 Reserva Tapichalaca, Sendero Jocotoco (stakeout), Zamora Chinchipe, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (2600 m) song -

See also https://observation.org/waarneming/view/195670620.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

593490
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens media Niels Krabbe 1994-06-29 Napo: pass of Cord. de los Guacamayos, Napo (Ecuador) (2250 m) song -

Clearing in humid-wet primary forest. Reference: LXXXB 182-197 (Digcae5). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

242542
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens Peter Boesman 2021-11-12 Chamicero del Perijá Proaves Reserve, Cesar, Manaure (Colombia) Call - [sono] 693472
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens Peter Boesman 1997-12-30 Guaramacal NP, Trujillo, Trujillo (Venezuela) (1600 - 3000 m) song -

ID certainty 100%. (Archiv. tape 64 side A track 17 seq. A)

222424
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens Doug Knapp 12/12/2002 Bogota-Quebrada la Vieja, Cundinamarca (Colombia) (2900 m) Song (A) - Group of 4-5 individuals singing. 11252
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens Peter Boesman 1997-12-30 Guaramacal NP, Trujillo, Trujillo (Venezuela) (1600 - 3000 m) song -

ID certainty 80%. (Archiv. tape 64 side A track 13 seq. A)

222423
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens Peter Boesman 2006-02-13 Huacamayos ridge, Napo, Napo (Ecuador) (2000 - 2200 m) song -

ID certainty 100%. (Archiv. tape 191 side A track 49 seq. A)

222421
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens media Mitch Lysinger 2008-03-00 Napo: 'Cabañas San Isidro', 1-2 km SW Cosanga, Napo (Ecuador) (2050 m) excited songs -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Pair

playback-used:no

261126
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens media John V. Moore 1996-11-00 Napo: 'Cabañas San Isidro', 1-2 km SW Cosanga, Napo (Ecuador) (2050 m) flight calls -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD

playback-used:no

259539
xeno-canto.org
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens media Peter de Rouw 2020-02-05 Reserva Tapichalaca, Sendero Jocotoco (stakeout), Zamora Chinchipe, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (2600 m) song -

Singing bird seen. See also https://observation.org/waarneming/view/195357784.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

593293
xeno-canto.org
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