Slaty Flowerpiercer
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tanagers and Allies

Slaty Flowerpiercer

Diglossa plumbea

LCLeast Concern
Family
Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

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.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Mountains of northwestern Costa Rica to western Panama.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.