Rusty Flowerpiercer

Diglossa sittoides

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Diglossa
eBird Code
rusflo1

Vocalizations

Nicolas Olejnik · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (6)

  • Diglossa sittoides coelestis

    Sierra de Perijá (Colombia/Venezuela border)

  • Diglossa sittoides decorata

    subtropical Andes of Ecuador and Peru

  • Diglossa sittoides dorbignyi

    Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela (Lara, Mérida, and Táchira)

  • Diglossa sittoides hyperythra

    northern Colombia (Santa Marta Mountains) and coastal mountains of northern Venezuela

  • Diglossa sittoides mandeli

    subtropical mountains of northeastern Venezuela (Mount Turumiquire in Sucre)

  • Diglossa sittoides sittoides

    subtropical Andes of western Bolivia and northwestern Argentina

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.