White-sided Flowerpiercer
Diglossa albilatera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusDiglossa (Flowerpiercers)
- SpeciesDiglossa albilatera (White-sided Flowerpiercer)
The white-sided flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera) is a fairly common and widespread species of flowerpiercer. Flowerpiercers are a genus of birds within the tanager family Thraupidae, with specially adapted bills that enable them to pierce the sides of flower blossoms to access the nectar. The white-sided flowerpiercer is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park
Black Flowerpiercer
Diglossa humeralis
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Rusty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa sittoides
Glossy Flowerpiercer
Diglossa lafresnayii
Tit-like Dacnis
Xenodacnis parina
Plumbeous Sierra Finch
Geospizopsis unicolor
Plain-colored Seedeater
Catamenia inornata
Giant Conebill
Conirostrum binghami
Superciliaried Hemispingus
Thlypopsis superciliaris
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris
Blue-and-black Tanager
Tangara vassorii
Cinereous Conebill
Conirostrum cinereum
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-sided Flowerpiercer at Cajas National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |