Female © Peter Hawrylyshyn
Male © Brooke Miller
Female © Arnaud Lacroix
Male © Brian Sullivan

Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea

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Identification

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Flowerpiercers have a unique upturned bill with a sharp hook at the tip; they use it to pierce the bases of flowers to extract nectar. The bill shape alone is enough to identify Slaty Flowerpiercer in its range; also note male’s uniform blue-gray plumage. Female is dull brown. Found in mountains above 1300m, usually in pairs foraging in bushes at the forest edge, shrubby second growth, and gardens.

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