Tanagers & Allies

Rusty Flowerpiercer

Diglossa sittoides

The Rusty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides) is a 9.0 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Tanagers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

9.0 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina.

Where to see it: Humedal Lucre-Huacarpay (Peru); Refugio Los Volcanes (Bolivia); Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge (Peru).

Photo: (c) Juan Carlos Caicedo Hernández, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist