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Mérida flowerpiercer

Diglossa gloriosa P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1871

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The mérida flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosa) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11 g to 11.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Mérida flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosa)
Photo: Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mérida flowerpiercer

Weight
11 g – 11.7 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 mérida flowerpiercer live?

Not recorded

What is the mérida flowerpiercer?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Mérida flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

From the Wikipedia article “Mérida flowerpiercer” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M%C3%A9rida_flowerpiercer&oldid=1368923821), 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 mérida flowerpiercer endangered?

The mérida 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 mérida flowerpiercer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThraupidae
  6. genusDiglossa
  7. SpeciesDiglossa gloriosa P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1871

Synonyms Diglossa carbonaria gloriosa

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Merida flower-piercerEnglish
  • Merida flower-piercerEnglish
  • Mérida flower-piercerEnglish
  • Mérida flower-piercerEnglish
  • Merida flowerpiercerEnglish
  • Merida flowerpiercerEnglish
  • punxaflor de MèridaCatalan
  • háčkozobec méridskýCzech
  • MéridablomsterborerDanish
  • MéridahakenschnabelGerman
  • Merida-HakenschnabelGerman
  • merida florpikantoEsperanto
  • Pinchaflor de MéridaSpanish
  • meridanpuhkojaFinnish
  • méridanpuhkojaFinnish
  • Percefleur de MéridaFrench
  • Percefleur du MéridaFrench
  • meridska cvjetaricaCroatian
  • Bucafiori del MeridaItalian
  • メリダハナサシミツドリJapanese
  • Meridos riestasnapisLithuanian
  • MéridaberghoningkruiperDutch
  • meridablomsterborerNorwegian
  • haczykodziobek ciemnyPolish
  • fura-flor-de-méridaPortuguese
  • Меридский цветоколRussian
  • Меридский крючкоклювRussian
  • kvetárik hnedobruchýSlovak
  • Bušilica iz MerideSerbian
  • méridablomstickareSwedish
  • Merida ÇiçekdeleniTurkish
  • квіткокол меридайськийUkrainian
  • квіткокол мериданськийUkrainian
  • 黑背刺花鸟Chinese
  • 美里達刺花鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the mérida 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 mérida flowerpiercer?

An adult mérida flowerpiercer weighs 11 g – 11.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mérida flowerpiercer endangered?

The mérida 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 mérida flowerpiercer?

The mérida flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosa) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mérida flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/merida-flowerpiercer

MLA

“Mérida flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/merida-flowerpiercer.

BibTeX
@misc{merida_flowerpiercer_2026,
  title = {Mérida flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/merida-flowerpiercer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}