| Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea Colombian name: Picaflor de Antifaz |
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Colombia and Ecuador The Masked Flowerpiercer is distributed in the Andes from northern Venezuela through Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to western Bolivia. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. |
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It is found in cloudforest and forest borders up to the
tree-line but mainly between 1,800 and 3,300 metres. It is a rich ultramarine blue with a black mask and red iris. The sexes are similar with the
female being slightly duller.
It is more of a fruit-eating flowerpiercer than other members of the genus and eats small fruits and berries such as mistletoe. |
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