Bluish Flowerpiercer

Bluish Flowerpiercer

Diglossa caerulescens

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Chingaza National Natural Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

118 Verified sightings at Chingaza National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
429 In all 4 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Bluish Flowerpiercer

The bluish flowerpiercer (Diglossa caerulescens) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in humid montane forest in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:08

Colombia · 2022

© Rolf A. de By · XC726054 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:18

Colombia · 2021

© Peter Boesman · XC693472 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Flight call0:18

Ecuador · 1996

© John V. Moore · XC259539 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
2 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
3 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
4 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bluish Flowerpiercer in Chingaza National Natural Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bluish Flowerpiercer sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 118 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Bluish Flowerpiercer in Chingaza National Natural Park?

February and October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bluish Flowerpiercer in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Bluish Flowerpiercer?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bluish Flowerpiercer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Chingaza National Natural Park the best place to see a Bluish Flowerpiercer?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Bluish Flowerpiercer sightings, Chingaza National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Bluish Flowerpiercer live in Chingaza National Natural Park?

Same genus: Diglossa

The closest relatives of the Bluish Flowerpiercer that you can see in Chingaza National Natural Park (genus Diglossa, Flowerpiercers) are Masked Flowerpiercer (about 60%), Glossy Flowerpiercer (about 50%) and Black Flowerpiercer (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Bluish Flowerpiercer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bluish Flowerpiercer is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (118 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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