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Black-throated Flowerpiercer
Diglossa brunneiventris Lafresnaye, 1846
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The black-throated flowerpiercer (Diglossa brunneiventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
It is found in the northern Andes (mainly in Peru but also in Colombia, western Bolivia and far northern Chile). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-throated flowerpiercer; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:04:31.992765+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diglossa brunneiventris Lafresnaye, 1846
- Name authority
- Lafresnaye, 1846
- Common name
- Black-throated Flowerpiercer
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thraupidae
- Genus
- Diglossa
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThraupidae
- genusDiglossa Wagler, 1832
- speciesDiglossa brunneiventris Lafresnaye, 1846
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diglossa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-sided FlowerpiercerDiglossa albilatera Lafresnaye, 1843 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanea (Lafresnaye, 1840) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralis (Fraser, 1840) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indigo FlowerpiercerDiglossa indigotica P. L. Sclater, 1856 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Venezuelan FlowerpiercerDiglossa venezuelensis Chapman, 1925 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-bellied FlowerpiercerDiglossa carbonaria (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaled FlowerpiercerDiglossa duidae Chapman, 1929 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cinnamon-bellied FlowerpiercerDiglossa baritula Wagler, 1832 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescens (P. L. Sclater, 1856) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Deep-blue FlowerpiercerDiglossa glauca P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1876 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Merida FlowerpiercerDiglossa gloriosa P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1871 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-bellied FlowerpiercerDiglossa gloriosissima Chapman, 1912 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559779 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:363Y7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.