NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Greater Flowerpiercer
Diglossa major Cabanis, 1849
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 greater flowerpiercer (Diglossa major) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the tepuis of western Guyana, eastern Venezuela, and far northern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Wikipedia contributors, Greater flowerpiercer; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:49:15.638529+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diglossa major Cabanis, 1849
- Name authority
- Cabanis, 1849
- Common name
- Greater 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 major Cabanis, 1849
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 |
| Black-throated FlowerpiercerDiglossa brunneiventris Lafresnaye, 1846 | 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 |
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=559786 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:363YM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.