Golden-eyed flowerpiercer
Appearance
Deep-blue flowerpiercer | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Diglossa |
Species: | D. glauca
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Binomial name | |
Diglossa glauca | |
Synonyms | |
Diglossopis glauca |
The deep-blue flowerpiercer (Diglossa glauca), also known as the golden-eyed flowerpiercer, is a species of bird in the 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.
References
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