Slaty Flowerpiercer
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Slaty Flowerpiercer

Diglossa plumbea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
3,387 Verified records at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
January 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty Flowerpiercer sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 3,387 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

30–40% · Possible
Silver-throated Tanager
LC

Silver-throated Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara icterocephala

20–30% · Possible
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

20–30% · With luck
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

10–20% · With luck
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-faced Grassquit
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tiaris olivaceus

10–20% · With luck
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

10–20% · With luck
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

10–20% · With luck
Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

10–20% · With luck
Emerald Tanager
LC

Emerald Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara florida

10–20% · With luck
Speckled Tanager

Speckled Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ixothraupis guttata

10–20% · With luck
Green Honeycreeper
LC

Green Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorophanes spiza

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty Flowerpiercer sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 3,387 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Slaty Flowerpiercer in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Slaty Flowerpiercer in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.

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