Slaty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea)
About the Slaty Flowerpiercer
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. The large cup nest, built by the female, is made of coarse plant material and lined with fine fibres. It is placed 0.4 to 4 m up in a dense shrub, grass tussock or pine. The clutch is two brown-speckled pale blue eggs, which are incubated by the female alone for 12–14 days to hatching.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 27 recordings for this species: 12 CC BY-NC-SA · 6 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Costa Rica, Panama in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black FlowerpiercerDiglossa humeralisrecording
- Bluish FlowerpiercerDiglossa caerulescensrecording
- Glossy FlowerpiercerDiglossa lafresnayiirecording
- Golden-eyed FlowerpiercerDiglossa glaucarecording
- Masked FlowerpiercerDiglossa cyanearecording
- Rusty FlowerpiercerDiglossa sittoidesrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.