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Scaled flowerpiercer

Diglossa duidae Chapman, 1929

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The scaled flowerpiercer (Diglossa duidae) is a species in the family Thraupidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14.4 g to 15.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the scaled flowerpiercer

Weight
14.4 g – 15.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc 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 scaled flowerpiercer live?

Not recorded

What is the scaled flowerpiercer?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The scaled flowerpiercer (Diglossa duidae) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the tepuis of Brazil and Venezuela.

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

From the Wikipedia article “Scaled flowerpiercer” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scaled_flowerpiercer&oldid=1379676114), 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 scaled flowerpiercer endangered?

The scaled 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 scaled flowerpiercer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThraupidae
  6. genusDiglossa
  7. SpeciesDiglossa duidae Chapman, 1929
Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Scaled flower-piercerEnglish
  • Scaled flower-piercerEnglish
  • punxaflor dels tepuisCatalan
  • háčkozobec tepuovýCzech
  • gwanwr blodau cennogWelsh
  • Skælbrystet BlomsterborerDanish
  • Schuppenbrust-HakenschnabelGerman
  • skvama florpikantoEsperanto
  • Pinchaflor del DuidaSpanish
  • pikipuhkojaFinnish
  • Percefleur des tépuisFrench
  • tepujska cvjetaricaCroatian
  • Bucafiori squamatoItalian
  • ウロコハナサシミツドリJapanese
  • žvynuotasis riestasnapisLithuanian
  • SchubborstberghoningkruiperDutch
  • skjellblomsterborerNorwegian
  • haczykodziobek łuskowanyPolish
  • fura-flor-do-duidaPortuguese
  • Fura-flor-escamadoPortuguese
  • fura-flor-escamosoPortuguese
  • Чешуйчатый цветоколRussian
  • Чешуйчатый крючкоклювRussian
  • kvetárik šupinatýSlovak
  • Ljuskasta bušilicaSerbian
  • fjällig blomstickareSwedish
  • Duida ÇiçekdeleniTurkish
  • квіткокол сизийUkrainian
  • 鱗斑刺花鳥Chinese
  • 鳞斑刺花鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the scaled 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 scaled flowerpiercer?

An adult scaled flowerpiercer weighs 14.4 g – 15.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the scaled flowerpiercer endangered?

The scaled 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 scaled flowerpiercer?

The scaled flowerpiercer (Diglossa duidae) belongs to the family Thraupidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Scaled flowerpiercer (Diglossa duidae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-flowerpiercer

MLA

“Scaled flowerpiercer (Diglossa duidae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-flowerpiercer.

BibTeX
@misc{scaled_flowerpiercer_2026,
  title = {Scaled flowerpiercer (Diglossa duidae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-flowerpiercer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}