Slaty Flowerpiercer
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Slaty Flowerpiercer

Diglossa plumbea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Los Quetzales National Park
4,260 Verified records at Los Quetzales National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The slaty flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea) is a passerine bird endemic to the Talamancan montane forests. This is a common bird in mountain forest canopy and edges, and especially in sunlit clearings and areas with flowering shrubs, which can include gardens. The lower altitudinal limit of its breeding range increases from 1200 m in the north of Costa Rica to 1900 m in the southern mountains. It is found well above the timberline in páramo habitat. The large cup nest, built by the female, is made of coarse plant material and lined with fine fibres. It is placed 0.4 to 4 m up in a dense shrub, grass tussock or pine. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty Flowerpiercer sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 4,260 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park

Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

50–60% · Likely
Silver-throated Tanager
LC

Silver-throated Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara icterocephala

40–50% · Likely
Spangle-cheeked Tanager
LC

Spangle-cheeked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara dowii

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-faced Grassquit
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tiaris olivaceus

5–10% · With luck
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

<5% · Rare
Red-legged Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Red-legged Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes cyaneus

<5% · Rare
Peg-billed Finch
LC

Peg-billed Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthidops bairdi

<5% · Rare
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

<5% · Rare
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

<5% · Rare
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

<5% · Rare
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

<5% · Rare
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
LC

Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator grandis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
3 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
4 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
60–70%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
7 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Slaty Flowerpiercer in Los Quetzales National Park?

About 65% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty Flowerpiercer sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 4,260 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Slaty Flowerpiercer in Los Quetzales National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Slaty Flowerpiercer in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.

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