Greater Flower-piercer (Diglossa major)

Other Names (World)
Greater Flowerpiercer, Greater Flower-piercer, Greater Flowerpecker, Great Flowerpiercer

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
16.50 - 17.30 cm

First Described (Guide)
Cabanis, 1849

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland and shrubland, subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,300 - 2,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Greater Flowerpiercer (Diglossa major) [XC513059]
by Andrew Spencer from Uiramut\u00e3, State of Roraima, Brazil (call)

Greater Flowerpiercer (Diglossa major) [XC202339]
by GABRIEL LEITE from La Escalera, Bol\u00edvar, Venezuela (song)

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.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

gilliardi Chapman, 1939 - Auy�n-tepui (south-eastern Bol��var), in south-eastern Venezuela.
disjuncta Zimmer, JT & Phelps, 1944 - Tepuis on western side of Gran Sabana (including Ptari-tepui, Sororop�n-tepui, Uaip�n-tepui, Aprada-tepui, and Acop�n-tepui), in south-eastern Venezuela.
chimantae Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1947 - Chimant�-tepui (south-eastern Bol��var).
major Cabanis, 1849 - Cerro Roraima, including sites within Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. Also Cerro Cuquen�n and Uei-tepui, in extreme south-eastern Bol��var (Venezuela).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Greater Flower-piercer (Diglossa major) - 10 files

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