Black-throated flowerpiercer
Species of bird
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The black-throated flowerpiercer (Diglossa brunneiventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
| Black-throated flowerpiercer | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Diglossa |
| Species: | D. brunneiventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Diglossa brunneiventris Lafresnaye, 1846 | |
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It is found in the northern Andes (mainly in Peru but also in Colombia, western Bolivia and far northern Chile). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
