Cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer

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Cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer
Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer - Oaxaca - Mexico S4E9111 (23096545150).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Diglossa
Species:
D. baritula
Binomial name
Diglossa baritula
Wagler, 1832
Diglossa baritula map.svg

The cinnamon-bellied flowerpiercer (Diglossa baritula) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is a species known to be a nectar robber, apparently taking nectar while not pollinating the plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Diglossa baritula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22723636A132022988. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22723636A132022988.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Maloof, Joan E; Inouye, David W (Oct 2000). "Are nectar robbers cheaters or mutualists?". Ecology. 81 (10): 2651–2661. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.463.752. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2651:ANRCOM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0012-9658.

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