Diglossa albilatera
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In 3 days ~10%
The white-sided flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera) is a fairly common and widespread species of flowerpiercer. Flowerpiercers are a genus of birds within the tanager family Thraupidae, with specially adapted bills that enable them to pierce the sides of flower blossoms to access the nectar.
The white-sided flowerpiercer is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. The species was first described as diglossa albi-latera in 1843 by the French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye.
The generic name Diglossa comes from Ancient Greek diglossos (double-tongued; speaking two languages). The specific epithet albilatera derives from Latin albus (white) and lateralis (flanks). The IOC recognizes four subspecies:
D. a. federalis, found along the coastal cordillera of northern Venezuela D. a. albilatera (the nominate subspecies), found in the Andes of Venezuela, the Serranía del Perijá on the Colombia-Venezuela border, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia, and all three ranges of the Andes south to southern Ecuador and probably to northern... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-sided Flowerpiercer sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 83 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 294th most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-sided Flowerpiercer in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-sided 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate White-sided Flowerpiercer sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%), Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 20%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-sided Flowerpiercer is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (83 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.
