Andes of Venezuela (southern from Trujillo) south to Colombia (Norte de Santander; isolated population in Cundinamarca, in eastern Andes; central range from Antioquia south to Quindío and Tolima, and in southern from eastern Cauca and Huila) south through Ecuador to northern Peru (Cajamarca).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii) [XC353758]
by Jerome Fischer from Reserva Yanacocha, Volcan Pichincha, Pichincha, Ecuador (song)
Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii) [XC714308]
by Brian Cox from Alto de la L\u00ednea- P\u00e1ramo el Campanario, Calarca, Quindio, Colombia (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus has sometimes been placed in Coerebidae or Parulidae or even, because of an apparent close relationship to Acanthidops, in Emberizidae. Molecular phylogenies indicate that it is most closely related to Xenodacnis and to Acanthidops, Haplospiza and Catamenia (the last three genera currently placed in Emberizidae), and that all clearly belong in present family. Members of this clade may also be closely related to the Oreomanes/Conirostrum clade. Forms a superspecies with Chestnut-bellied Flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosissima) and Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis), and all formerly considered conspecific. Molecular-genetic data indicate that Chestnut-bellied Flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosissima) and Moustached Flowerpiercer (Diglossa mystacalis) are more closely related to each other than either is to present species.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet