Diglossa albilatera
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-sided Flowerpiercer sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 680 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 424 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.
May and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-sided Flowerpiercer in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in June–July and September–April, 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate White-sided Flowerpiercer sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same genus: Diglossa
The closest relatives of the White-sided Flowerpiercer that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (genus Diglossa, Flowerpiercers) are Glossy Flowerpiercer (about 30%), Masked Flowerpiercer (about 30%) and Black Flowerpiercer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-sided Flowerpiercer is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (680 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.
