Diglossa baritula Wagler, 1832 is a animal in the Thraupidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Diglossa baritula Wagler, 1832

Diglossa baritula Wagler, 1832

Diglossa baritula, the cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer, is a Thraupidae nectar-robbing bird found in Central America and Mexico.

Family
Genus
Diglossa
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Diglossa baritula Wagler, 1832

The cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer, scientifically named Diglossa baritula, is a bird species that belongs to the Thraupidae family. This species can be found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, as well as heavily degraded former forest. The cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer is documented to act as a nectar robber; it typically consumes nectar without providing pollination services to the plants it visits.

Photo: (c) Carlos Alberto Solís Sarmiento, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carlos Alberto Solís Sarmiento · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Thraupidae Diglossa

More from Thraupidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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