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Bluish Flowerpiercer

26 July 2011 08:24 Filed in: Thraupidae Tanagers Flowerpiercers Ecuador Napo San Isidro Lodge
Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens
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Bird name: Bluish Flowerpiercer
Latin: Diglossa caerulescens
Other: Pinchaflor azulado (Es)
Family: Thraupidae • Tanagers, Flowerpiercers
Range: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Similar: Masked Flowerpiercer, Indigo Flowerpiercer

Record shots of (probable) Bluish Flowerpiercer at San Isidro Lodge, Ecuador. Bill is smaller than Masked, mask is smaller and does not extend behind eye. Iris also red. More blue-grey than bright blue.

Bluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescensBluish Flowerpiercer - Diglossa caerulescens


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