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Black flowerpiercer

Diglossa humeralis (Fraser, 1840)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The black flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13 g to 13.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis)
Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black flowerpiercer

Weight
13 g – 13.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black flowerpiercer live?

Not recorded

What is the black flowerpiercer?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae of the order Passeriformes. The family Thraupidae is known for tanagers and other very similar species of birds, but it is still facing classification issues. The black flowerpiercer is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist mountains, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

From the Wikipedia article “Black flowerpiercer” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_flowerpiercer&oldid=1323460682), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black flowerpiercer endangered?

The black flowerpiercer is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black flowerpiercer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThraupidae
  6. genusDiglossa
  7. SpeciesDiglossa humeralis (Fraser, 1840)

Synonyms Diglossa carbonaria humeralis

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Black flower-piercerEnglish
  • Black flower-piercerEnglish
  • punxaflor negreCatalan
  • háčkozobec tmavýCzech
  • Sort BlomsterborerDanish
  • SchwarzhakenschnabelGerman
  • Schwarzbauch-HakenschnabelGerman
  • nigra florpikantoEsperanto
  • Picaflor negroSpanish
  • Pinchaflor negroSpanish
  • mustapuhkojaFinnish
  • Percefleur noirFrench
  • crna cvjetaricaCroatian
  • Bucafiori neroItalian
  • クロハナサシミツドリJapanese
  • juodasis riestasnapisLithuanian
  • Zwarte BerghoningkruiperDutch
  • svartblomsterborerNorwegian
  • haczykodziobek czarniawyPolish
  • fura-flor-pretoPortuguese
  • Чёрный цветоколRussian
  • Чёрный крючкоклювRussian
  • kvetárik čiernySlovak
  • Crna bušilicaSerbian
  • svart blomstickareSwedish
  • Kara ÇiçekdelenTurkish
  • квіткокол чорнийUkrainian
  • 黑刺花鳥Chinese
  • 黑刺花鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black flowerpiercer

Other species in the same genus Diglossa.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black flowerpiercer?

An adult black flowerpiercer weighs 13 g – 13.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black flowerpiercer endangered?

The black flowerpiercer is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black flowerpiercer?

The black flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-flowerpiercer

MLA

“Black flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-flowerpiercer.

BibTeX
@misc{black_flowerpiercer_2026,
  title = {Black flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-flowerpiercer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}