OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Diglossa ("double tounged") plumbea ("lead coloured")
Adult Male Slaty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea) at San Gerardo de Dota - November 2025
Weight: 9g / Length: 10cm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A near endemic of Costa Rica with an unusual upwardly curved beak that then hooks at the end - specialised as the name suggests for piercing holes in the base of flowers to drain out the nectar without going in through the front as more well known species like hummingbirds do. A species of higher altitude rainforest, and it doesn't breed beneath 1200m, rising to 1900m in places.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Diglossa
SUBSPECIES: D. p. plumbea, D. p. veraguensis
- Sighting Locations -
COSTA RICA - Spanish - Pinchaflor Plomizo ("Leaden Flowerpiercer")
A near endemic of the Central Highlands, extending only into Panama
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen atSan Gerardo de Dota
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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