Diglossa lafresnayii
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The glossy flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy Flowerpiercer sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 225 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 91st 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.
January and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy Flowerpiercer in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Glossy 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 Glossy Flowerpiercer sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 50%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%).
Same genus: Diglossa
The closest relatives of the Glossy Flowerpiercer that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Diglossa, Flowerpiercers) are Masked Flowerpiercer (about 40%), Bluish Flowerpiercer (about 20%) and White-sided Flowerpiercer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Glossy Flowerpiercer is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (225 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.
