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MASKED FLOWERPIERCER Diglossopis cyanea Looking Good in the Yanacocha Reserve in ECUADOR. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

MASKED FLOWERPIERCER Diglossopis cyanea in the Yanacocha Reserve at an altitude of approximately 3,400 meters (11,155 feet) on Volcán Pichincha in northwestern Ecuador on May 16, 2012.

 

The Masked Flowerpiercer is distributed from Venezuela and Colombia south through Ecuador and Perú to northern Bolivia.

 

The Clements Checklist currently places the Masked Flowerpiercer in the genus Diglossa; in that case, the scientific name is Diglossa cyanea.

 

Un Pinchaflor Enmascarado Diglossopis cyanea o Diglossa cyanea en la Reserva Yanacocha ubicada las faldas noroccidentales del Volcán Pichincha con una altura de 3,400 metros el 16 de mayo de 2012. La Reserva Yanacocha se halla el el noroeste de Ecuador.

 

For OPTIMAL VIEWING of this Masked Flowerpiercer, VIEW AT THE GIANT SIZE (1539 x 1100) using the direct Flickr link: www.flickr.com/photos/neotropical_birds_mayan_ruins/14101...

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Taken on May 16, 2012