Bluish flowerpiercer
Diglossa caerulescens (P. L. Sclater, 1856)
The bluish flowerpiercer (Diglossa caerulescens) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14.3 g to 14.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the bluish flowerpiercer
- Weight
- 14.3 g – 14.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc 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 bluish flowerpiercer live?
Not recorded
What is the bluish flowerpiercer?
The bluish flowerpiercer (Diglossa caerulescens) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in humid montane forest in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
From the Wikipedia article “Bluish flowerpiercer” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bluish_flowerpiercer&oldid=1368946720), 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 bluish flowerpiercer endangered?
The bluish flowerpiercer is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 bluish flowerpiercer classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThraupidae
- genusDiglossa
- SpeciesDiglossa caerulescens (P. L. Sclater, 1856)
Synonyms Diglossopis caerulescens caerulescens, Diglossopsis caerulescens
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- Bluish flower-piercerEnglish
- Bluish flower-piercerEnglish
- punxaflor blauCatalan
- háčkozobec šedomodrýCzech
- Blå BlomsterborerDanish
- SilberhakenschnabelGerman
- blueca florpikantoEsperanto
- Picaflor azulSpanish
- Pinchaflor azuladoSpanish
- tuhkapuhkojaFinnish
- Percefleur bleutéFrench
- plavetna cvjetaricaCroatian
- Bucafiori bluastroItalian
- アオハナサシミツドリJapanese
- sidabrinė riestasnapė tanagraLithuanian
- Grijsblauwe BerghoningkruiperDutch
- haczykodziobek modryPolish
- fura-flor-azuladoPortuguese
- Сизый цветоколRussian
- Серебристый крючкоклювRussian
- kvetárik belasýSlovak
- Plava bušilicaSerbian
- gråblå blomstickareSwedish
- Açık Mavi ÇiçekdelenTurkish
- квіткокол блакитнийUkrainian
- 浅蓝刺花鸟Chinese
- 淺藍刺花鳥Chinese
Relatives of the bluish flowerpiercer
Other species in the same genus Diglossa.
Black flowerpiercer
Diglossa humeralis
Warbling masked flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Slaty flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
White-sided flowerpiercer
Diglossa albilatera
Cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer
Diglossa baritula
Golden-eyed flowerpiercer
Diglossa glauca
CompareBluish flowerpiercer vs Black flowerpiercerBluish flowerpiercer vs Warbling masked flowerpiercerBluish flowerpiercer vs Slaty flowerpiercerBluish flowerpiercer vs White-sided flowerpiercer
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bluish flowerpiercer?
An adult bluish flowerpiercer weighs 14.3 g – 14.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bluish flowerpiercer endangered?
The bluish 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 bluish flowerpiercer?
The bluish flowerpiercer (Diglossa caerulescens) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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