Family Tanagers (Thraupidae)
Least Concern
Slaty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea)
Taxonomy
French: Percefleur ardoisé German: Einfarb-Hakenschnabel Spanish: Pinchaflor plomizo
Taxonomy:
Diglossa plumbea
Cabanis
, 1861,Costa Rica
.Distribution:
Highlands of Costa Rica (from C Guanacaste) S to W Panama (E to Veraguas).
Descriptive notes
11 cm; 9·3–10·1 g. Small, plain grey or brown flowerpiercer with slender and slightly recurved bill, lower mandible more obviously upturned than upper... read more
Voice
Both calls and song weak and not far-carrying. Call a high, thin, weak “tsip” or a... read more
Habitat
Bushy and overgrown clearings, dense vegetation along forest borders, hedgerows, flower gardens and... read more
Food and feeding
Nectar; also substantial quantities of insects. Occurs singly, in pairs, and occasionally in family groups that includes adult pair and an... read more
Breeding
Following information mainly from studies in Costa Rica. Breeding period centred on second (or longer) rainy season, Aug–Dec, occasional... read more
Movements
Largely resident. May wander or migrate seasonally to higher or lower elevations in response to... read more
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Restricted-range species: present in Costa Rica and Panama Highlands EBA. Fairly common to common. Occurs in a number of protected areas, among them... read more
Closely related to and formerly considered conspecific with D. baritula and D. sittoides, genetic data suggesting that the three form a monophyletic group. Proposed race veraguensis (described from Cordillera de Veraguas, in SW Panama) is now considered inseparable from populations in rest of species’ range. Monotypic.