Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusDiglossa (Flowerpiercers)
- SpeciesDiglossa plumbea (Slaty Flowerpiercer)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty Flowerpiercer sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 1,410 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Slaty Flowerpiercer in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty Flowerpiercer sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 1,410 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Slaty Flowerpiercer in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
February has the highest sighting rate for Slaty Flowerpiercer in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.