Tanagers & Allies

White-sided Flowerpiercer

Diglossa albilatera

The White-sided Flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera) is a 9.8 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Tanagers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

9.8 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Where to see it: Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa (Sergio y Doris) (Ecuador); Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature Reserve (Colombia).

Photo: (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist