Slaty Flowerpiercer
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Slaty Flowerpiercer

Diglossa plumbea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Irazú Volcano National Park
471 Verified records at Irazú Volcano National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The slaty flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea) is a passerine bird endemic to the Talamancan montane forests. This is a common bird in mountain forest canopy and edges, and especially in sunlit clearings and areas with flowering shrubs, which can include gardens. The lower altitudinal limit of its breeding range increases from 1200 m in the north of Costa Rica to 1900 m in the southern mountains. It is found well above the timberline in páramo habitat. The large cup nest, built by the female, is made of coarse plant material and lined with fine fibres. It is placed 0.4 to 4 m up in a dense shrub, grass tussock or pine. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty Flowerpiercer sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 471 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park

Green Honeycreeper
LC

Green Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorophanes spiza

Insufficient data
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

Insufficient data
Peg-billed Finch
LC

Peg-billed Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthidops bairdi

5–10% · With luck
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-faced Grassquit
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tiaris olivaceus

<5% · Rare
Blue-black Grassquit
LC

Blue-black Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Volatinia jacarina

Insufficient data
Silver-throated Tanager
LC

Silver-throated Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara icterocephala

Insufficient data
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
LC

Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator grandis

Insufficient data
Sooty Thrush
LC

Sooty Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus nigrescens

90–100% · Very likely
Rufous-collared Sparrow
LC Endemic

Rufous-collared Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia capensis

80–90% · Very likely
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
LC

Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorospingus pileatus

80–90% · Very likely
Wilson's Warbler
LC

Wilson's Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cardellina pusilla

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
70–80
Feb
80–90
Mar
70–80
Apr
50–60
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
90–100
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
3 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
4 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
60–70%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
7 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Slaty Flowerpiercer in Irazú Volcano National Park?

About 79% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty Flowerpiercer sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 471 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Slaty Flowerpiercer in Irazú Volcano National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Slaty Flowerpiercer in Irazú Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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