Bluish Flowerpiercer

Bluish Flowerpiercer

Diglossa caerulescens

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Podocarpus National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

261 Verified sightings at Podocarpus National Park From 2019 to 2026
429 In all 4 parks
February 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 Podocarpus National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bluish Flowerpiercer sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 261 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 67th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

February

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bluish Flowerpiercer in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May–June, September–October and December, the lowest months.

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.

Which relatives of the Bluish Flowerpiercer live in Podocarpus National Park?

Same genus: Diglossa

The closest relatives of the Bluish Flowerpiercer that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Diglossa, Flowerpiercers) are Masked Flowerpiercer (about 40%), White-sided Flowerpiercer (about 20%) and Glossy Flowerpiercer (about 10%), 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 Podocarpus National Park (261 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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