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Moustached flowerpiercer

Diglossa mystacalis Lafresnaye, 1846

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The moustached flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 16.2 g to 16.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Moustached flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis)
Photo: Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the moustached flowerpiercer

Weight
16.2 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 moustached flowerpiercer live?

Not recorded

What is the moustached flowerpiercer?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The moustached flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It was first described by French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1846. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.

From the Wikipedia article “Moustached flowerpiercer” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moustached_flowerpiercer&oldid=1379908777), 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 moustached flowerpiercer endangered?

The moustached 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 moustached flowerpiercer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThraupidae
  6. genusDiglossa
  7. SpeciesDiglossa mystacalis Lafresnaye, 1846

Synonyms Diglossa lafresnayii mystacalis

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Moustached flower-piercerEnglish
  • Moustached flower-piercerEnglish
  • punxaflor de bigotisCatalan
  • háčkozobec vousatýCzech
  • SkægblomsterborerDanish
  • BarthakenschnabelGerman
  • liphara florpikantoEsperanto
  • Pinchaflor bigotudoSpanish
  • viiksipuhkojaFinnish
  • Percefleur moustachuFrench
  • brkata cvjetaricaCroatian
  • Bucafiori dai mustacchiItalian
  • シラヒゲハナサシミツドリJapanese
  • ūsuotassis riestasnapisLithuanian
  • WitbaardberghoningkruiperDutch
  • skjeggblomsterborerNorwegian
  • Haczykodziobek wąsatyPolish
  • haczykodziobek rudowąsyPolish
  • fura-flor-de-bigodesPortuguese
  • Усатый цветоколRussian
  • Усатый крючкоклювRussian
  • kvetárik fúzatýSlovak
  • Brkata bušilicaSerbian
  • mustaschblomstickareSwedish
  • Bıyıklı ÇiçekdelenTurkish
  • квіткокол рудовусийUkrainian
  • 须刺花鸟Chinese
  • 髭刺花鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the moustached 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 moustached flowerpiercer?

An adult moustached flowerpiercer weighs 16.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the moustached flowerpiercer endangered?

The moustached 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 moustached flowerpiercer?

The moustached flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Moustached flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/moustached-flowerpiercer

MLA

“Moustached flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/moustached-flowerpiercer.

BibTeX
@misc{moustached_flowerpiercer_2026,
  title = {Moustached flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/moustached-flowerpiercer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}